Ebook: The Communist Postscript

London: Verso, 2009 — 130 p. — ISBN-10: 1844674304; ISBN-13: 978-1844674305. Translated by Thomas FordSince Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution.ContentsTranslators Foreword
IntroductionThe Linguistification of Society
When Paradox Holds Power
Communism, from Outside looking in
The Kingdom of Philosophy: The Administration of Metanoia