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Lucien Sève is a French Marxist philosopher and psychologist who played a major role in the process of developing a Marxist theory of human individuality. His magnum opus Man in Marxist theory and the psychology of personality(translated into more than 25 languages) has been a major contribution to the project of Marxist psychology. It significantly enriched the discussion when it appeared four decades ago. It was a truly innovative departure from different versions of West European Marxism (Frankfurt school, different trends of Marxist structuralism, Marxist humanism, existentialism, etc.), showing how Marx’s psychological ideas might enhance our understanding of human mental life and human nature. Sève concluded that we are in need of a Marxian scientific psychology. Sève has engaged in polemical exchange with Louis Althusser, Adam Schaff, Roger Garaudy, Maurice Godelier as well as with the tenet of Marxist humanism. He served on...
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Sève, L. (1954). La Science. Chambéry, Lyon: Les Éditions scolaires.
Sève, L. (1969). Marxisme et théorie de la personalité. Paris: Éditions sociales.
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Sève, L. (1974b). Textes sur la méthode de la science économique. Paris: Éditions sociales.
Sève, L. (1975). Marxism and the theory of human personality. London: Lawrence & Wishart.
Sève, L. (1978). Man in Marxist theory and the psychology of personality. Hassocks: Harvester Press.
Sève, L. (1980). Une introduction à la philosophie marxiste: Suivie d’un vocabulaire philosophique. Paris: Éditions sociales.
Sève, L. (1984). Structuralisme et dialectique. Paris: Messidor/Editions sociales.
Sève, L. (1994). Pour une critique de la raison bioéthique. Paris: Odille Jacob.
Sève, L. (1998). Sciences et dialectiques de la nature. Paris: La Dispute.
Sève, L. (1999). Commencer par les fins: La nouvelle question communiste. Paris: la Dispute.
Sève, L. (2001). Sciences de l’homme et de la société: La responsabilité des scientifiques. Paris: l’Harmattan.
Sève, L. (2004a). Marx et nous. Paris: la Dispute.
Sève, L. (2004b). Penser avec Marx aujourd’hui. Paris: la Dispute.
Sève, L. (2005). Émergence, complexité et dialectique: Sur les systèmes dynamiques non linéaires. Paris: Odille Jacob.
Sève, L. (2006). Qu’est-ce que la personne humaine? Paris: La Dispute.
Sève, L. (2008). L’homme? Paris: la Dispute.
Sève, L., & Clément, C. (1977). Pour une critique marxiste de la théorie psychanalytique. Paris: Éditions sociales.
Sève, L., & Ollman, B. (Eds.). (2008). Dialectics for the new century. Basingstoke, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Elhammoumi, M. (2012). Sève, Lucien. In: Rieber, R.W. (eds) Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_49
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