The Communist Postscript
Author: Groys, Boris
ISBN: 9781844674329
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Nov 2022
Pages: 160 Format: Paperback / softback
Since Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution.
ISBN: 9781844674329
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Nov 2022
Pages: 160 Format: Paperback / softback
Since Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution.
