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Principle of Hope

Ernst Bloch

  • 1499 pages · about 25 hours
  • First published 1959
  • 19 editions
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1 About this book

The Principle of Hope (German: Das Prinzip Hoffnung) is a book by the Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch, published in three volumes in 1954, 1955, and 1959, in which the author explores utopianism, studying the utopian impulses present in art, literature, religion and other forms of cultural expression, and envisages a future state of absolute perfection. The Principle of Hope has become fundamental to dialogue between Christians and Marxists.

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Good for readers who want: philosophy and a long read.

  • Hope
  • Philosophy
  • Utopias
  • Imagination
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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2 About Ernst Bloch

1885–1977

Ernst Simon Bloch (; German:; 8 July 1885 – 4 August 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher. Bloch was influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx, as well as by apocalyptic and religious thinkers such as Thomas Müntzer, Paracelsus, and Jacob Böhme. He established friendships with György Lukács, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno.

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