What is Lukács' contribution to Marxist theory?
Development of Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness
Rejecting Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness
Changing Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness
No contribution
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Georg Lukács's main contribution to Marxist theory was his development of Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness. In his book History and Class Consciousness, Lukács argued that class consciousness is not simply a matter of objective economic conditions, but is also a subjective phenomenon that is shaped by culture and ideology.
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