Marxism and the Philosophy of Science by Helena Sheehan

Author:Helena Sheehan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services)

Philosophy and the Communists: Minimalism versus Maximalism

During this period, there was, on the whole, a great diversity of opinion on questions of what was to be done by the communist parties and of what it meant to be a communist.* Many issues were raised—from straightforward tactical ones to far-reaching and deep-seated theoretical ones. Everything from parliamentarianism and trade unionism, to atheism and materialism were deemed up for discussion. It was by no means clear to the great majority of members of the communist parties what exactly being a communist entailed.

An early Comintern statement on the philosophical dimension of communism came from the executive committee (ECCI) in 1923:

Communism represents a complete outlook on life, which excludes religion and logically involves atheism.7

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