{"title":"Leszek Kolakowsk","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeszek Kołakowski (Radom\/Polônia, 1927 – Oxford\/Inglaterra, 2009), renomado filósofo e historiador, estudou filosofia e doutorou-se na Universidade de Varsóvia, tornando-se, posteriormente, professor e diretor do departamento de história da filosofia da mesma universidade. Comunista desde a juventude, rompeu com o stalinismo por não concordar com práticas totalitárias e passou a defender uma interpretação humanista de Marx. Por isso, foi expulso da universidade e do Partido Comunista Polonês. No entanto, recebeu convites para dar aulas em diversas universidades, entre elas Yale, Califórnia e Chicago. Em 1970, tornou-se senior research fellow no All Souls College, em Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReverenciado na Polônia não apenas como filósofo e historiador das ideias, mas também como um ícone para os oponentes do comunismo, Kołakowski ganhou vários prêmios importantes, entre eles o Prêmio Jerusalém para a Liberdade do Indivíduo na Sociedade e o John W. Kludge de Ciências Humanas. Reconhecido por fazer análises críticas do pensamento marxista, especialmente em sua elogiada obra em três volumes \u003cem\u003eAs principais correntes do marxismo\u003c\/em\u003e, é autor de vários livros sobre filosofia, religião e história intelectual. Publicou pela Civilização Brasileira \u003cem\u003eSobre o que nos perguntam os grandes filósofos\u003c\/em\u003e, em três volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-modernidade-em-um-julgamento-sem-fim","title":"Modernity in an endless trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eModernity in a Never-Ending Trial\u003c\/em\u003e brings together articles by the controversial conservative and revisionist Marxist philosopher Leszek Kołakowski.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhat is modern, or what does it mean to be modern?\u003c\/em\u003e \"The [...] ambiguity haunts the very word modern. In German, the word means both 'modern' and 'fashionable,' while in English and other languages [...] distinguish the two meanings.\" This idea or word, which carries so much cultural weight, is the starting point for the reflections gathered in \u003cem\u003e*Modernity in a Never-Ending Trial\u003c\/em\u003e *, composed of 23 essays by Polish philosopher and historian Leszek Kołakowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The works selected by the author himself were written between 1973 and 1986, and exemplarily bring together the main thoughts of this controversial figure who, in the 1960s, positioned himself against Stalinism and, for defending a more humanized line of Marxism, was expelled from the Polish Communist Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eSharing the tradition of \"discomfort,\" Kołakowski asks broadly from different perspectives: \"What's wrong with God? With democracy? With socialism? With art? With sex? With the family? With economic growth? We seem to live with the feeling of a generalized crisis, yet unable to clearly identify its causes.\" The great individual and collective questions intertwine, and the author takes a position: we continue to give simplistic answers to profound questions. But how, then, can we reframe them or address them in depth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModernity in an Endless Trial\u003c\/em\u003e reveals itself to be a powerful compilation of human questions, but also an important document for posterity and for the present. Originally published in 1990, this book reflects the Western paths of the 20th century as if looking inward, with the intention of becoming more whole in the 21st century. Armed with profound insights, as only classics can be, Kołakowski remains relevant. After all, in this century of ours, \"being modern\" is still \"in fashion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175431028988,"sku":"9788520011607","price":99.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/0db5e1bb4c52955e4da1e555a38f99af_44b3a488-0aa6-4b80-ba8f-6ba2492d46aa.jpg?v=1778324845"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/leszek-kolakowsk.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}