Gáspár Miklós Tamás
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Gáspár Miklós Tamás (G. M. Tamás; Hungarian: Tamás Gáspár Miklós; 28 November 1948 – 15 January 2023), often referred to as TGM,[1] was a Romanian-born Hungarian political philosopher and public intellectual, influenced by Marxism and libertarian socialism. He was a contributor to online newspaper Mérce and to OpenDemocracy, where he wrote primarily about political and aesthetic questions. He was the father of British poet and writer Rebecca Tamás.
Biography
Gáspár Miklós Tamás was born in today's
Hungarian Parliament from 1989 to 1994,[4] and served the party's president through 1994, departing the party in 2000. He was a prominent democratic opponent of the Hungarian government under János Kádár[5] and Viktor Orbán.[6] He became the Green Left's president in 2010.[7]
Tamás was known for developing the concept of
ethnicism
. In his words, Post-fascism finds its niche easily in the new world of global capitalism without upsetting the dominant political forms of electoral democracy and representative government. It does what I consider to be central to all varieties of fascism, including the post-totalitarian version. Sans Führer, sans one-party rule, sans SA or SS, post-fascism reverses the Enlightenment tendency to assimilate citizenship to the human condition.
Tamás died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 74.[8]
Personal life
He described himself as a "conservative
Marxist.[6]
Bibliography
Books in English
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (2011). Innocent Power. ISBN 9783775728621.
Books in French
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (1985). L'Oeil et la main: Introduction à la politique [The Eye and the Hand: Introduction to Politics] (in French). OCLC 33315996.
Books in German
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (2015). Kommunismus nach 1989: Beiträge zu Klassentheorie, Realsozialismus, Osteuropa [Communism after 1989: Contributions to Class Theory, Real Socialism, Eastern Europe] (in German). ISBN 9783854766414.
Books in Hungarian
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (1975). A teória esélyei: Esszék, bírálatok [The Prospects for Theory: Essays and Reviews] (in Hungarian). OCLC 909543438.
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (1994). Másvilág: Politikai esszék [Another World: Political Essays] (in Hungarian). ISBN 9789637476204.
- Tamás, Gáspar Miklós (1999). Törzsi fogalmak [Tribal Concepts] (in Hungarian). Vol. I–II. ISBN 9789639165267.
- Tamás, Gáspár Miklós (2021) Antitézis [Antithesis] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Pesti Kalligram. ISBN 9789634682035
Further reading
- Bozóki, András; Sükösd, Miklós (2006). Anarchism in Hungary: Theory, History, Legacies. Social Science Monographs. ISBN 978-0-88033-568-3.
External links
- Some of his lectures: 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7
- Some of his speeches: 1, 2
- Central European University: Academic Profile of Gáspár Miklós Tamás
- "Hatred and Betrayal." The Guardian, 9 May 2007.[1]
- "Hungary: Where We Went Wrong." Interview with Chris Harman. International Socialism, 24 June 2009. [2]
- "The Left and Marxism in Eastern Europe: An Interview with Gáspár Miklós Tamás." Interview with Imre Szeman. Mediations: Journal of the Marxist Literary Group, volume 24, number 2, Spring 2009. [3]
- "On Post-Fascism." Boston Review, Summer 2000. [4]
- "Socialism and Freedom." Jacobin, 5.12.2015. [5]
- "Telling the Truth about Class." Socialist Register vol. 42, 2006. [6]
- "Words from Budapest." New Left Review 80, March–April 2013. [7]
References
- ISSN 2573-9638.
- ^ "Words from Budapest. An interview of Gaspar Miklos Tamas with New Left Review". 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Bohlen, Celestine (25 March 1990). "UPHEAVAL IN THE EAST; A Democratically Evolving Hungary Heads Into Unknown at Polls Today". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ Jäger, Anton (17 January 2023). "The prophet of post-fascism". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Pálma, Fazekas (16 January 2023). "Gyertyagyújtással emlékeztek Tamás Gáspár Miklósra". Szabad Európa (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b c de la Reguera, Erik (26 September 2015). "Gáspar Miklós Tamás: This is post-fascism". Arbetet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ISBN 978-963-693-276-3.
- ^ "Meghalt Tamás Gáspár Miklós". Index.hu. 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-8476-7680-4. Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
Further reading
- Bayer, Lili (7 February 2023). "A philosopher's death and the two realities of Orbán's Hungary". Politico. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- Kopeček, Michal; Wcislik, Piotr (2015). Thinking Through Transition: Liberal Democracy, Authoritarian Pasts, and Intellectual History in East Central Europe After 1989. Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-386-085-4.
- Zsurzsan, Anita (February 26, 2023). "G. M. Tamás Wasn't 'Hungary's Last Marxist'". Jacobin. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.