JOSÉ CARLOS MARIÁTEGUI

The study focuses on the life and work of one of the most prominent representatives of revolutionary social and political thought in Latin America – José Carlos Mariátegui. It attempts to grasp fundamental aspects of Mariátegui’s philosophical heritage with an emphasis on the application of his ideas today. In addition to looking into his biography, it focuses on Mariátegui‘s humanism, Marxist approach to the interpretation of the Peruvian reality and his emphasis on the revolution as a strategy for social change, taking into account the historical, political and cultural realities of Peruvian society.