Keywords
Marxism
Karl Marx
Helio Gallardo Martínez
People
Socialism
Karl Marx
Helio Gallardo Martínez
People
Socialism
How to Cite
García Quesada, George. 2025. “Helio Gallardo: Between Impossible and Necesarry Marxism”. Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica 62 (164). https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2023.56749.
Abstract
This essay explores the conception of Marxism in Helio Gallardo’s work. It discusses what we consider a constitutive tension in this concept: that between the impossibility to establish a single and definitive Marxism, and the need for Marxism as a theory for human emancipation.

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