We will be discussing:
The coal miners’ strike, automation, and a philosophy for a new era
Marxist-Humanism grew out of the recognition that our time is characterized not only by state-capitalism, automated production, and counter-revolution but a “movement from practice that is itself a form of theory.” This discussion focuses on the “philosophic moment” of its birth.
❖ From the book-in-progress: “The Emergence of a New Movement from Practice That Is Itself a Form of Theory”
❖ From Dunayevskaya’s fundamental writings: The Philosophic Moment of Marxist-Humanism
❖ From News & Letters (Jan.-Feb. 2010): “On the 60th Anniversary of the Coal Miners’ General Strike: Automation and Marxist-Humanism’s Birth” by Andy Phillips