PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY SERIES General Editor: Marshall Cohen Also in this series: The Reverse Discrimination Controversy: ‘A Moral and Legal Analysis Robert K. Fullinwider The Moral Foundations of Professional Ethics Alan H. Goldman Reading Nozick Jeffrey Paul (editor) Evolutionary Explanation in the Social Sciences Philippe Van Parijs Lukdacs, Marx and the Sources of Critical Theory ANDREW FEENBERG ROWMAN AND LITTLEFIELD Totowa, New JerseyCopyright © 1981 by Rowman and Littlefield All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission ofthe Publishers. First published in the United States 1981 by Rowman and Littlefield, 81 Adams Drive, Totowa, New Jersey 07512, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUI Feenborg, Andrew. Lukaes, Marx and the sources of eritical theory. (Philosophy and society) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1, Lukies, Gybrgy, 1685-1971. 2. Marx, Karl, 1818-1883, "3. Frankfurt school of sociology— History. 4. Dialectical materialism—History. I Title. IL. Series. BABIS.L84F43 395.41 80-2277 ISBN 0-$476-6272-1 CATION DATA Printed in the United States of America For Anne-MarieContents Preface ix 1 The Philosophy of Praxis 1 2 The Meta-Theory of Philosophy: Marx's Formulation 27 3 Reification and the Paradigms of Rationality 39 4 The Meta-Theory of Philosophy: Lukes’ Formulation 87 5 Culture and Consciousness 133 6 Cultural Marxism 172 7 History and Nature 201 8 Reconciliation with Nature 240 Notes 256 Index 279