埃伦·伍德批评20世纪70年代后西方新左翼在理论上日渐背离经典马克思主义,其中以普兰查斯、拉克劳与墨菲、后现代主义最为典型。在她看来,普兰查斯过分抬高了意识形态与政治的重要性,其理论中存在诸多矛盾与混乱,并具有很大的危害;而拉克劳与墨菲的理论中存在诸多对马克思和马克思主义的误读,其“激进民主”方案也缺乏可靠的社会根基,政治策略本质上是一种改良主义;后现代主义的产生有其特定的历史根源,其理论逻辑混乱,政治主张亦具有很大的迷惑性并可能导致严重后果。伍德批判的出发点在于捍卫经典马克思主义的思想地位,其中贯穿着马克思主义思维方法,但在有些问题上批判过于笼统,分寸上也不是很适当。 Ellen Wood criticized the West New Left after the 1970s in theory, gradually deviate from the classic Marxism, of which Pu Lanchaos, Laclau and Murphy, the most typical postmodernism. In her view, 普兰查斯 excessively elevated the importance of ideology and politics, there are many contradictions and chaos in its theory, and has great harm; and Lacroix and Murphy’s theory there are many on Marx and Misunderstanding of Marxism, “radical democracy” program also lacks reliable social foundation, political strategy is essentially a kind of reformism; postmodernism has its own specific historical roots, the theoretical logic is chaotic, political opinions It is also very confusing and can have serious consequences. The starting point of Wood’s critique lies in defending the ideological position of classical Marxism, which runs through the Marxist method of thinking. However, on some issues, criticism is too general and not very appropriate in proportion.