Humanism and Socialism

George Novack

ISBN 10: 087348309X / ISBN 13: 9780873483094

Published by Pathfinder Press, 1973

About this Item

Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

Seller Inventory # OTV.087348309X.VG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humanism and Socialism
• Publisher: Pathfinder Press
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087348309X
• ISBN 13: 9780873483094
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

The relationship between humanism—the rational, secular expression of the ideals of the democratic revolution—and scientific socialism.

“Explains the relationship between humanism and Marxist historical materialism…from a labor theory of mankind’s origins to the necessity of revolutionary socialism.” —Research Book News

About the Author

George Novak (1905–1992) joined the communist movement in the United States in 1933 and remained a member and leader of the Socialist Workers Party until his death.

As national secretary of the American Committee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky, Novack helped organize the 1937 International Commission of Inquiry that investigated the charges fabricated by Stalin’s Moscow trials. In the 1940s Novack was national secretary of the Civil Rights Defense Committee, which gathered support for leaders of the SWP and the Midwest Teamsters’ strikes and organizing drive who were framed up and jailed under the witch-hunting Smith Act. He played a prominent role in numerous other civil liberties and civil rights battles over subsequent decades, including the landmark lawsuit against FBI spying and disruption won by the Socialist Workers Party in 1986. He was also active in defense of the Cuban Revolution and against the war in Vietnam.

His works include:
An Introduction to the Logic of Marxism
Genocide against the Indians
The Origins of Materialism
Existentialism versus Marxism
Empiricism and Its Evolution
The Marxist Theory of Alienation; Democracy and Revolution
Understanding History
Humanism and Socialism
Pragmatism versus Marxism
America’s Revolutionary Heritage
Polemics in Marxist Philosophy.