Postmodernism is a trend in philosophy that has become mainstream, and heavily influences identity politics. But when we ask the question ‘what is postmodernism?’, we are often told that it is indefinable. Indeed it can be summed up as a philosophy that rejects theory, science and the idea of progress.
Issue 48 of In Defence of Marxism magazine – the quarterly theoretical journal of the Revolutionary Communist International – is out now! Alan Woods’ editorial, which we republish, takes up the central question of whether we can truly know and understand the world around us, which is a theme throughout this issue.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Hamid Alizadeh, member of the International Secretariat of the RCI, explores the reasons for the rapid collapse of the Assad regime, and what this means for the region.
In this episode, leading RCI member Alan Woods outlines the perspectives for the coming period: one of rising geopolitical tensions, turbulence, and revolutionary explosions.