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Tag: Liberal Socialism

Response to Peter Lamb

Posted on by Panagiotis Sotiris

I wanted to express appreciation for Peter Lamb’s generous review of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism. Lamb’s review stresses the book’s scholarly merits and suggests it will be “very resourceful” for critical theorists interested in “immanent critique”. Lamb emphasises the “untapped potential” of the argument for liberal socialism and my failure to push it

Liberal Socialism, Marxism and the Limits of Liberalism

Posted on by Panagiotis Sotiris

The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, Matthew McManus, Abingdon: Routledge, 2025. Reviewed by Peter Lamb Introduction Karl Marx engaged in political and intellectual competition with radical liberals for much of his life, but recognised the important and indeed necessary contribution of liberalism as a driving force in historical development. He did so from a position