Conference paper
Veljko Cvjetičanin
Abstract
In the middle of the last year the teaching of sociology was put into jeopardy again. In the name of liberalization of teaching, an attempt was made to limit and eliminate sociology as a general course at the University of Zagreb which was paralleled by the simultaneous action at gymnasiums on the territory of Croatia. The real motive behind these attempts, never stated explicitly was: sociology implies a Marxist view of the world and therefore it should be limited and suppressed.
This opens a question what kind of Marxism and sociology is needed as the subject to be taught at the schools and the University. The answer should be based on the results of intensive theoretical discussions. Short and prescriptive answers would not be adequate to the principles of Marxism. However, lest the question remains unanswered, some basic characteristics of Marxism that we need will be given. It should be a creative, not sterile, involved, not academic, humanistic, not positivist, critical, not apologetic, open and not dogmatic Marxism. Also, we need sociology which should be based on such a Marxism, which should represent a rational criticism of the reality together with the scientific humanistic vision of the future.
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Hrčak ID:
156569
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Publication date:
30.9.1972.
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