Karl Korsch
Karl Korsch | |
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Korsch's official Reichstag portrait, 1924 | |
| Born | 15 August 1886 |
| Died | 21 October 1961 (aged 75) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Munich University of Geneva University of Berlin University of Jena (Dr. jur.) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Western Marxism |
| Institutions | Tulane University Columbia University |
| Main interests | Politics, economics, law |
| Notable ideas | The principle of historical specification (comprehending all things social in terms of a definite historical epoch) |
| Minister of Justice of the Free State of Thuringia | |
| In office 16 October 1923 – 12 November 1923 | |
| Minister-President | August Frölich |
| Preceded by | Roman Rittweger |
| Succeeded by | Richard Leutheußer |
| Member of the Reichstag for Thuringia | |
| In office 26 July 1924 – 1 July 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Schubert |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Member of the Landtag of Thuringia | |
| In office February 1924 – July 1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | USPD (1917–1920) KPD (1920–1926) KAPD (1927) |
| Other political affiliations | Determined Left (1926) Group of International Communists (1926) Left Communists (1926–1928) |
Karl Korsch (German: [kaʁl kɔʁʃ]; August 15, 1886 – October 21, 1961) was a German Marxist theoretician and political philosopher. He is recognized as one of the "dissidents" that challenged the Marxism of the Second International of Karl Kautsky, Georgi Plekhanov and Lenin. Along with György Lukács, Korsch is considered to be one of the major figures responsible for laying the groundwork for Western Marxism in the 1920s.