"Most westerners glimpsed the breakup of the Soviet Union at a great distance, through a highly distorted lens which equated the expansion of capitalism with the rise of global democracy. But there were those, like Helena Sheehan, who watched more keenly and saw a world turning upside down. In her new autobiographical history from below, Until We Fall, Sheehan shares what she witnessed first-hand and close-up, as hopes were raised by glasnost and perestroika, only to be swept away in the bitter and brutal counterrevolutions that followed"--
Helena Sheehan Book order
Helena Sheehan is a philosopher, historian of science, and writer whose work delves into communication studies, politics, and philosophical subjects, with a particular focus on Marxist thought. Her scholarship often explores the relationship between Marxist philosophy and scientific inquiry, critically examining historical impacts on scientific development and advocating for a humanist perspective within Marxism. Sheehan bridges her deep understanding of philosophy with a direct engagement with social and political issues, offering readers insightful perspectives on the nature of knowledge and its societal context.




- 2023
- 2019
Why would an American girl-child, born into a good, Irish-Catholic family in the thick of the McCarthy era - a girl who, when she came of age, entered a convent - morph into an atheist, feminist, and Marxist?
- 2018
Marxism and the Philosophy of Science
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
A masterful survey of the history of Marxist philosophy of science Sheehan retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan shows how Marx and Engel’s ideas on the development and structure of natural science had a crucial impact on the work of early twentieth-century natural philosophers, historians of science, and natural scientists. With a new afterword by the author.
- 2017
Syriza Wave
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading