Abstract
The following essay is an overview to the works of Ernst Bloch, who contributed to contemporary Marxism. The author of The principie of hope claims for the need for utopia. His thought is characterized by a militant optimism on humankind.
Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 115, 2008: 163-175

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