1st Edition

Against the Spiritual Turn Marxism, Realism, and Critical Theory

By Sean Creaven Copyright 2010
512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

The argument presented in this book is that the recent ‘spiritual’ trajectory of Roy Bhaskar’s work, upon which he first embarked with the publication of his From East to West , undermines the fundamental achievements of his earlier work. The problem with Bhaskar’s new philosophical system ( Transcendental Dialectical Critical Realism or simply Meta-Reality ), from the critical-realist Marxist... Read more
Introduction 1. Bhaskar’s ‘Spiritual Turn’: Logical and Conceptual Problems 2. Meta-Reality, Critical Realism, and Marxism 3. Secularism, Agnosticism, and Theism 4. Critical Realism, Transcendence, and God 5. Humanism, Spiritualism, and Critical Theory Conclusion

Biography

Sean Creaven