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Contemporary Soviet Philosophy: Definitions and Description

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Soviet Philosophy

Part of the book series: Sovietica ((SOVA,volume 18))

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Contemporary Soviet philosophy is a part of the contemporary philosophic scene. As such, it has roots in the philosophic tradition and stands in a certain relationship to other movements in contemporary philosophy. More immediately, contemporary Soviet philosophy is an integral part of contemporary Communism. We will, therefore, begin with a series of definitions designed to situate philosophy within the over-all world- view of Communism, followed by a consideration of the remote — or “classical” — sources of this philosophy, and its more immediate derivation from Soviet philosophy prior to 1947.

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Blakely, T.J. (1964). Contemporary Soviet Philosophy: Definitions and Description. In: Soviet Philosophy. Sovietica, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3606-1_1

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