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Did Lúkacs contribute to general theory with developments of Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness?

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Yes, György Lukács contributed to general theory with developments of Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness. In his 1923 work History and Class Consciousness, Lukács argued that class consciousness is not simply the awareness of class interests, but rather a form of knowledge that enables the working class to understand its own historical role and to transform society.
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