Karl Korsch
German left communist who greatly influence the direction of the Frankfurt School.
Some fundamental presuppositions for a materialist discussion of crisis theory - Karl Korsch
Korsch writes on crisis theory in 1933.
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Ideology and Superstructure in Historical Materialism - Franz Jakubowski (1936)
Apparently freely available online for the first time here, this 1930s book is far less well known than its subject matter. With an admirable clarity of style, Jakubowski provides a summary of the main themes of Lukacs' History and Class Consciousness and Korschs' Marxism and Philosophy (Korsch was a personal friend of Jakubowski.)
Letter from Amadeo Bordiga to Karl Korsch
Letter written by Amadeo Bordiga in Naples, in October 1926 to German left communist Karl Korsch about his platform.
Naples, 28 October 1926
Dear Comrade Korsch,
The problems we face today are so important that we should really be discussing them face to face in detail. This unfortunately is not a possibility at the moment. Also I won't be covering all the points in your platform in this letter, some of which could give rise to useful discussions between us.
Ten Theses on Marxism Today (1950)
An insightful short critical survey of Marxism's strengths and weaknesses.
Leading Principles of Marxism: A Restatement
How Marxism exposes the weaknesses of sociology.
A Non-dogmatic approach to Marxism
Korsch discusses the meaning and use of Marxist dialectics via a surveys of articles by himself, Sorel and Lenin.
The Present State of the Problem of Marxism and Philosophy: An Anti-critique
This text is an answer to the criticism Korsch received from "orthodox" "Marxists" on the publication of his Marxism and Philosophy - both of the Leninist variety and the "western" variety who believed they had "broken" with "soviet Marxism".
Marxism and Philosophy - Karl Korsch
On the philosophical content of Marxism, the role of dialectics and consciousness.
Introduction to Capital - Karl Korsch
Marx's book on capital, like Plato's book on the state, like Machiavelli's Prince and Rousseau's Social Contract: owes its tremendous and enduring impact to the fact that it grasps and articulates, at a turning point of history, the full implications of the new force breaking in upon the old forms of life.
Why I am a Marxist - Korsch
Instead of discussing Marxism in general I propose to deal at once with some of the most effective points of Marxist theory and practice. Only such an approach conforms with the principle of Marxian thought. For the Marxist, there is no such thing as 'Marxism' in general any more than there is a 'democracy' in general, a 'dictatorship' in general or a estate' in general.
