ABSTRACT
In 1844, Marx wrote that “Philosophy can only be realized by the abolition of the proletariat, and the proletariat can only be abolished by the realization of philosophy.” 1 Adorno later commented, “Philosophy, which once seemed obsolete, lives on because the moment to realize it was missed.” 2 What is the meaning of this strange concept of a “realization” of philosophy? The purpose of this chapter is to sketch an answer to this question which is more fully developed in my book, entitled The Philosophy of Praxis: Marx, Lukács, and the Frankfurt School. 3
