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  1. dialectical materialismnoun

    the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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  1. dialectical materialismnoun

    The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas

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  1. dialectical materialism

    Dialectical materialism is a philosophical approach, primarily associated with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, that combines elements of dialectics and materialism. This philosophy posits that everything in the universe - including society, ideas, and nature - is influenced by material conditions and is in a constant state of change and development due to the conflict of opposing forces. Dialectical materialism forms the foundation of Marxist theory, providing the theoretical basis for understanding the social, economic, and political dynamics of capitalism and providing a framework for the critique and analysis of society and history.

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  1. Dialectical materialism

    Dialectical materialism is a strand of Marxism, synthesizing Hegel's dialectics, which proposes that every economic order grows to a state of maximum efficiency, while simultaneously developing internal contradictions and weaknesses that contribute to its systemic decay. Philosophically, dialectical materialism — that Man originates History through active consciousness — was originated by Moses Hess, and developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Moreover, Joseph Dietzgen developed the hypotheses of dialectical materialism independent of Marx, Engels, and Hess.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dialectical materialism in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dialectical materialism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  1. Andrew Schneider:

    As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical materialism, or any set of formulas. Life is spontaneous and it is unpredictable, it is magical. I think that we have struggled so hard with the tangible that we have forgotten the intangible.

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  • dialektischer MaterialismusGerman
  • materialismi, dialektinenFinnish
  • matérialisme dialectiqueFrench
  • materialismo dialetticoItalian
  • 唯物弁証法, 弁証法的唯物論Japanese
  • диалектический материализмRussian

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