Ernst Bloch
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Ernst Bloch was a German philosopher (1885–1977) who developed influential theories about hope and human aspiration as driving forces in history and social change. His work matters because it offered a distinctive philosophical perspective on how people's dreams and utopian visions shape society, influencing thinkers across politics, literature, and cultural studies.
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- Born
- 8 July 1885
- Died
- 4 August 1977
- Works
- 147
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- Tübinger Einleitung in die Philosophie I.
- Doce textos fundamentales de la Ética del siglo XX
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Ernst Simon Bloch (/blɒk/; German: [ɛʁnst ˈblɔx]; 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. Bloch's work focuses on an optimistic teleology of the history of mankind.
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