The Concept of Subjectivity in Ernst Bloch’s Spirit of Utopia. Affinities, continuities and criticisms Cover Image

Podmiotowość w Duchu utopii Ernsta Blocha. Powinowactwa, kontynuacje i krytyki
The Concept of Subjectivity in Ernst Bloch’s Spirit of Utopia. Affinities, continuities and criticisms

Author(s): Anna Czajka-Cunico
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: Philosophy of culture; subjectivity; Ernst Bloch

Summary/Abstract: The text outlines the conception of subjectivity that the philosopherErnst Bloch (1885-1977) presented in his work published 100 years ago: Spirit of Utopia (Geistder Utopie, 1918). After a short reconstruction of the context in which this conception arose(the reception of German idealistic thought: Kant and Hegel, the discussions with the philosopherand poetess Margarete Susman and others) the paper describes its elaboration inthe work of Bloch (Traces, 1930, Heritage of Our Times, 1936), its receptions and criticisms(for example the narrative counterproposals by Siegfried Kracauer and Bert Brecht) as well assome transcultural affinities (among others with Stanisław Brzozowski, a Polish philosopherof culture).

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 187-198
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English, Polish, German
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