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The Communist Postscript by Boris Groys (Hardcover, 2010)

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Product Description : The Communist Postscript (Pocket Communism) Since Plato philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society The transformative power of language the medium of equality is the key to any new communist revolution ( it is an used product )

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The contemporary world, argues Boris Groys, was made possible by the downfall of historical communism. At the same time, today's political and aesthetic strategies - from a unified Europe to political Islam and contemporary mass culture - all bear the imprint of communist heritage. The renowned art critic and philosopher Boris Groys explores this post-communist condition through a radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy. He argues that communist revolution is the transcription of society from the medium of money to the medium of language - a linguistic turn at the level of social praxis. From Plato's philosopher-king onwards, philosophers have dreamt of ruling society through the mastery of language. Groys claims that the end of Soviet communism sets this dream free for new attempts to organize society through language, the medium of equality.