Intelligent Materialism

Evald Ilyenkov is a unique figure among the many Soviet thinkers that have recently been introduced to English-speaking readers. Although a thoroughly academic philosopher (both in the choice of his subject matter and in his institutional locations), Ilyenkov's ideas are communicated in a manner not often found in academic discourse. The texts presented here are not exhaustive of Ilyenkov's extensive engagement with Hegel and dialectics, but they are representative of the main themes and interests which pervade his writing on that subject. It is hoped that this collection will continue to draw interest to the Soviet engagement with Hegel and dialectics.

ISBN: 9781642590609

Publication date: March 24, 2020

Editor's Note Evgeni V. Pavlov

1 Hegel Today

2 Hegel and the Problem of the Subject Matter of Logic

3 The Peak, the End and the New Life of Dialectics (Hegel and the End of Old Philosophy)

4 Hegel's Science of Logic

5 Hegel and Hermeneutics: the Problem of the Relationship between Language and Thinking in Hegel

6 The Problem of the Ideal in Philosophy

7 Understanding of the Abstract and the Concrete in Dialectics and Formal Logic

8 The Logical and the Historical

9 Lenin's Idea of the Coincidence of Logic, Theory of Cognition and Dialectics

10 Materialism Is Militant and Therefore Dialectical

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Index