Marxist Philosophy
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György Lukács
Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Western MarxismIn this featured video lecture, Dr. Ramkrishna Bhattacharya explores the legacy of György Lukács, a seminal Hungarian thinker and founder of Western Marxism. Bhattacharya analyzes Lukács’s groundbreaking contributions to aesthetics, philosophy, reification theory, and Leninism, providing crucial context for understanding his departure from Soviet ideological orthodoxy.
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Professor Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya as a Researcher
This analytical appraisal examines Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya’s pioneering historiographical methodology in Indian philosophy and science. By integrating anthropological insights, archaeology, and socio-economic analysis, Chattopadhyaya defended ancient Indian materialism, unmasked the social functions of superstition, and challenged traditional orthodox classifications, establishing a materialist counterpoint to idealist traditions and reclaiming science’s historical roots.
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Ancient Indian Materialism
In Marxism Today (January 1962), Dipak Nandy reviews D. P. Chattopadhyaya’s landmark book Lokayata. He explores how ancient Indian materialism, Tantrism, and Sāṃkhya philosophy emerged from early agricultural tribal communities, dismantling the anti-Marxist myth that materialist thought is fundamentally alien to Indian tradition.
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Indian Materialism
In Introduction to Dialectical Materialism, August Thalheimer provides a Marxist analysis of ancient India’s 6th-century BC intellectual crisis. He demonstrates how economic transformations—the breakdown of primitive village communes, urban trade, and rising caste divisions—fueled both Buddhist reform and radical Cārvāka materialism, establishing Lokāyata as a crucial precursor to dialectical thought.