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Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist
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Male
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Birth:
24 December 1943(Nuremberg)
Death:
18 July 2012(Nuremberg)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal Exit!. He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism. His works have yet to be translated into, and published in, English.
Life and work
Robert Kurz was born on 24 December 1943 in Nuremberg to a German working-class family. Kurz studied philosophy, history and paedagogy at the university of Erlangen without taking a degree. He was a member of the Kommunistischer Arbeiterbund Deutschlands, KABD (Communist Workers League of Germany) during the 1970s.
Kurz was a co-founder of the magazine Marxistische Kritik (Marxist Critique) in 1986.