On Formation of the Concept «Post-Marxism» and its Localization within the Post-Soviet Philosophical Tradition

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Abstract

[In Russian]

The main topic of the article is to trace the formation of the
concept «post-Marxism» and its localization within the post-Soviet
philosophical tradition in comparison with its elaboration by
the influential Western researchers. Relativeness and problematic
character of the concept predetermine the complexity of the formation.
Based on the analysis of the concept usage in the post-
Soviet philosophy, especially in the zero years of the 21st c., the
most distinctive features of the post-Marxism are brought to the
forefront:
1. The original version of the political philosophy as a conceptual
core of the post-Marxism.
2. Its difference from the orthodox and non-orthodox
Marxism due to the «non-systematical» reading of K. Marx and
the fundamental revision of his theories of society, subject and
history as well as his ideal of emancipation.
3. The rejection of the essentialist approach to social and political
problems and the usage of the conceptual apparatus of nonclassic
ontology.
4. The influence of structuralist and psychoanalytical concepts
and methodology on the post-Marxist approach.
5. The orientation of the post-Marxism to the intensification
of the actual «left» political movement.
These correlative moments of the term description allow
to localize the post-Marxism affiliation with the conceptions of
E. Laclau, Ch. Mouffe, C. Castoriadis, S. Zizek, A. Badiou and
to emphasize its intersection and cross-influence with the poststructuralism,
critical theory, postmodernism and some other
philosophical programs.