Evald Ilyenkov

A Marxist Psychology of Language and Representation

What does a Marxist theory of human psychology look like? Kyrill Potapov sheds light on this topic by showing how the works of Soviet thinkers like Lev Vygotsky and Evald Ilyenkov relate to more modern research on collective intentionality and niche construction.  Soviet Marxist Lev Vygotsky, believing that psychology needed “its own Capital”1, took aim […]

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Lars Ulrik Thomsen, Evald Ilyenkov, evolution of Marxism & New Left co-opting & the Danish YCL

This week we talk with the Danish Communist Lars Ulrik Thomsen on present topics; the international crisis in capitalism, the theoretical level in Marxism, Evald Ilyenkov, and memories from his youth in the Young Communist League in Denmark. You are welcome with comments and critiques. To submit a news tip or to get in contact

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