The 1954 Ilyenkov-Korovikov Theses: Philosophy as a Materialist Dialectical Science of Theoretical Thinking

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In this presentation, it will be argued that the Ilyenkov-Korovikov "Theses on Philosophy" that have been formulated in 1954 include the kernel of the main concepts and themes that Ilyenkov would develop in the next 25 years of his philosophical carrier and his conceptualization of philosophy as an independent, genuine science of theoretical thought and a materialist dialectical critique of epistemology. To this end, the theses will be contextualized within the framework of Ilyenkov's major writings.