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György Lukács and the Marxist Approach to Theory of Law: Origins and Development of Juridical Complex, Language and Interpretation book cover

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György Lukács and the Marxist Approach to Theory of Law Origins and Development of Juridical Complex, Language and Interpretation

By Vitor Bartoletti Sartori Copyright 2027
204 Pages
by Routledge

This book rethinks the Marxist critique of law by exploring the late works of Hungarian philosopher György Lukács.  It argues that law cannot be fully grasped through rigid legal categories alone; instead, it must be examined within the wider context of social reproduction, shaped by language, politics, and ideology. By engaging critically with major legal theorists like Kelsen, Hart, and... Read more

Preface.  Introduction  Part I: Lukács, the ontology of social being and the ontological critique of law  1. Law, the relative autonomy of social complexes in social reproduction and the development of legal form and specificity  2. Relative autonomy of the spheres of social being, reproduction and specialization of social complexes: the case of law and its functioning  3. Legal mirroring and method in the face of positivist manipulation  4. Rule of law, legal manipulation and class struggle  5. Morals, ethics, law and everyday life  6. Language, theory of law and Class Struggle  Part II: On the foundations of today’s theory of law – contribution to the critique of legal positivism and its dialogue with the philosophy of language and philosophical hermeneutics  7. On the indispensability of an immanent critique of theory of law and the Lukácsian foundations for the critique of law  8. Kelsen and theory of law: limited reason and legal positivism  9. Hart and legal positivism from World War II to the 1960s: from the delimitation of the object of pure theory to the abundant use of the philosophy of language  10. Dworkin, philosophy of language, philosophical hermeneutics and the aestheticization of law.  Conclusion: towards a Marxist theory of law?          

Biography

Vitor Bartoletti Sartori is Professor of Sociology and Marxist Thought at the University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Previously, he was a Professor of Political Science at the University of São Bernardo do Campo. His research interests are the works of Marx, Engels, and Lukács. He also investigates Lukács´ analyses and critiques of 20th century philosophy. His monograph Lukács and the Ontological Critique of Law was published in 2010, followed by Ontology on the Extremes: The Lukács-Heidegger Debate in 2019, both in Brazil. Sartori has also authored several articles concerning the Marxist critique of Law, Marxology, the specificity of Engels´ thought, and Ontology.

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