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Lucio
Colletti (1924-2001)
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Lucio
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| Major Work: | Marxism and Hegel | |||||
| Influences: | Kant; Marx | |||||
| Affiliations/ Bio | Belonged to Della Volpe school of Marxism in Italy, was affiliated initally to PCI but became icnreasingly moderate and latterly right wing.In the mid 70s Colletti rejected marxism (see NLR). Before his death Colletti worked as a parliamentary deputy to the elective dictatorship of Berlusconi's government in Italy. | |||||
| Colletti is best know for his work that tried to undermine the link between Marxian and Hegelian dialectics and his argument that Marx's true philosophical ancestor was Kant. For Colletti Hegel's work was a return to pre-Kantian metaphysics. In fact Colletti assimliates Hegel to Spinoza and gives Marx over to Kant. He argues that the real is always something more than the concept and this 'something more' that prevents the reduction of being to thought. (cf Smith p 153). This work (Marxism and Hegel) was to win praise, albeit with some reservations, from the french marxist Althusser for its rigour and profundity (cf: RC p 75). Mario Tronti (one of founders of Operaismo) commended the early Colletti for his resolute stance that anti-dialectical philosophy need not imply reformist politics. | ||||||
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