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Should we return to Marx?

Author(s): Sreten Petrović
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Aesthetics, Marxism
Published by: Udruženje za filozofiju i društveno-humanistička istraživanja “Eidos”
Keywords: art; functionalising; philosophy of praxis; work; artisic character;

Summary/Abstract: When aesthetics is in question, Marx’s actuality is seen primarily in his almost romantic perception of art as a norm and unreachable postulate. This position enabled art of the 20th century to have free flow of aesthetic ideas, and to have distance with real socialist praxis of social and political functionalising of culture. The result of Marx’s empirical analyses of raise of capitalist production might have been even greater than this. Capitalism becomes an arch enemy of art in utterly rationalistic, technological world together with logos holy observation (Weltanschauung). Although Marx was theoretically in a different path form Hegel, he managed to perceive the same tragic destiny of art.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 29-42
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian