Review article

From Weak Thought to Weak Communism

Luka Bogdanić orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-7845 ; Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This article examines Gianni Vattimo’s book-cum-political autobiography Ecce comu. Come si diventa ciò che si era (Rome, Fazi Editore, 2007). The principle value of this work lies in its discussion of the current political and theoretical position of the father of weak thought in relation to developments in his philosophical thought and his personal life. Vattimo’s position has been directly influenced by the concrete historical moment of widening economical differences and dominant “economicism”. More than any other previous work, in this book Vattimo calls for the need to think a communist ideal. With regard to the question over whether it is possible to be a communist today, Vattimo responds that not only is it a possibility but an imperative. In other words, if post-metaphysical philosophy of the present world intends to remain non-dogmatic, it must rediscover an anarchistic, libertarian and anti-totalitarian communism. Consequently, one of the goals of this paper is to explore what Vattimo means by being a Communist and his idea of Communism. The paper demonstrates that the Communism Vattimo has in mind is not a model of a perfect society but an ideal to follow in order to realize a truly democratic society.

Keywords

Gianni Vattimo; communism; Christianity; weak thought; Martin Heidegger; Friedrich Nietzsche; Karl Marx

Hrčak ID:

41077

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/41077

Publication date:

22.4.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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