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Evald Ilyenkov is a unique figure among the many interesting (and many dull) Soviet thinkers that have recently been introduced to English-speaking readers. Although a thoroughly academic philosopher (both in the choice of his subject matter and in his institutional locations), Ilyenkov’s ideas are presented in a manner that one does not often find among academics. Texts selected for this collection are not the only texts dedicated to Hegel and dialectics but they are representative of Ilyenkov’s main themes and interests. It is hoped that this collection will continue to draw interest to the Soviet engagement with Hegel and dialectics.

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""Intelligent Materialism: Essays on Hegel and Dialectics (edited and translated by Evgeni V. Pavlov), adds another ten translated essays that focus largely on the relevance of Hegel's dialectics to Marxism, often challenging the official interpretation of Marxism in Russia, diamat. Given the inherent difficulty of Hegelian Marxism, Pavlov's translation is both elegant and accessible, while also conveying the vitality, sardonic wit and, where warranted, forceful polemical style of Ilyenkov's writings. [...] This book has further solidified Ilyenkov's significance within the canons of both Hegel and Marx scholarship, but more importantly has direct relevance in clarifying ongoing debates in Marxist circles regarding what is meant by 'materialism'."" - Dom Taylor, in: Marx & Philosophy Review of Books “In sum, this is an important collection which makes a major addition to Marxist philosophy. The main articles in it are substantial scholarly pieces that make original and thought-provoking contributions to Marxist philosophy and to the Marxist interpretation of Hegel’s thought. They provide an excellent overview of some of the main themes of Ilyenkov’s work and enable one to appreciate its importance in a number of areas”. Sean Sayers, in Reviews Science & Society, 2020.

Intelligent Materialism: Essays on Hegel and Dialectics (edited and translated by Evgeni V. Pavlov), adds another ten translated essays that focus largely on the relevance of Hegel's dialectics to Marxism, often challenging the official interpretation of Marxism in Russia, diamat. Given the inherent difficulty of Hegelian Marxism, Pavlov's translation is both elegant and accessible, while also conveying the vitality, sardonic wit and, where warranted, forceful polemical style of Ilyenkov's writings. [...] This book has further solidified Ilyenkov's significance within the canons of both Hegel and Marx scholarship, but more importantly has direct relevance in clarifying ongoing debates in Marxist circles regarding what is meant by 'materialism'. - Dom Taylor, in: Marx & Philosophy Review of Books In sum, this is an important collection which makes a major addition to Marxist philosophy. The main articles in it are substantial scholarly pieces that make original and thought-provoking contributions to Marxist philosophy and to the Marxist interpretation of Hegel's thought. They provide an excellent overview of some of the main themes of Ilyenkov's work and enable one to appreciate its importance in a number of areas . Sean Sayers, in Reviews Science & Society, 2020.

Intelligent Materialism: Essays on Hegel and Dialectics (edited and translated by Evgeni V. Pavlov), adds another ten translated essays that focus largely on the relevance of Hegel's dialectics to Marxism, often challenging the official interpretation of Marxism in Russia, diamat. Given the inherent difficulty of Hegelian Marxism, Pavlov's translation is both elegant and accessible, while also conveying the vitality, sardonic wit and, where warranted, forceful polemical style of Ilyenkov's writings. [...] This book has further solidified Ilyenkov's significance within the canons of both Hegel and Marx scholarship, but more importantly has direct relevance in clarifying ongoing debates in Marxist circles regarding what is meant by 'materialism'. - Dom Taylor, in: Marx & Philosophy Review of Books

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Evald Ilyenkov (1924–1979) was an important Soviet Marxist thinker who worked on a number of topics related to materialist dialectics and philosophy as a science of laws and categories of thinking. In 1953 Ilyenkov defended his dissertation on the issues of materialist dialectics in Marx’s Grundrisse where he investigated matters that gave rise to a new direction in Marxist philosophy – dialectical logic. In the 1960s Ilyenkov published several original studies dedicated to the categories of ‘the abstract and the concrete’ in Marx’s Capital as well as works related to dialectics, nature of thinking, art and communist ideal. Evgeni V. Pavlov, Ph.D. (2009), University of Denver, teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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