Lukács, the Lost Donkeys and Caravaggio

In my review of Ottó Hévizi’s new book The Philosopher of Dissonance – the Dilemmatic Lukács, I briefly outline the main questions guiding the author’s investigations. The volume focuses on the young Lukács, and little is said about his work after 1919, which, according to Hévizi, reveals an increasingly „shallow” thinking. In this review, 
I will explain why I find Hévizi’s reconstruction of the young Lukács’ philosophy fascinating and convincing, and why I believe that the image of the Marxist Lukács is unjustified.