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A radical, emancipatory form of Marxism

a) Neo-Marxism
b) Cultural Marxism
c) Classical Marxism
d) Conservative Marxism

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Neo-Marxism is the radical, emancipatory form of Marxism associated with the New Left, emphasizing broader social struggles beyond economics and diverging from traditional Marxism by integrating issues of race, gender, and ecology.

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The radical, emancipatory form of Marxism that encompasses ideas like repudiating communism and including movements such as environmentalism, feminism, and globalism is referred to as Neo-Marxism. Neo-Marxism builds upon the ideas of classical Marxist theory, emphasizing the role of social structures and cultural systems, and is closely associated with the New Left. It diverges from traditional Marxism by incorporating a broader range of social struggle beyond just the economic, including issues related to race, gender, and the environment. Philosophically, Marxism is rooted in dialectical materialism, a process where conflicting ideas (thesis and antithesis) lead to a new synthesis over time, continually advancing society towards socialism. Maoism, a further adaptation of Marxism, notably by Mao Zedong, does not see capitalism as good, the peasantry as unable to change society, or religion as something to be celebrated and promoted.

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