Dialectical materialism

In order to appreciate the central Marxian conception of the dialectic, we must first in the words of Vladimir Lenin, “understand Hegel first”. The main idea of dialectic is the centrality of contradiction, which dialectics believe exist in reality and that the most appropriate way to understand reality is to study the development of those contradictions. Additionally, Hegel used the idea of contradiction to understand historical change and believe that these contradictions could be worked out…

DIALECTICS OF ECONOMICAL BASE AND SOCIO-CULTURAL SUPERSTRUCTURE - A MARXIST PERSPECTIVE Abstract: In Marxist theory, social structure consists of two parts - Base and Superstructure. This base and superstructure designate the social relations of a historically determined society as a whole in which material relations represent the real base or the foundation of society where as political, religious, philosophical and ideological relations etc. represent the superstructure, which rise upon the…

Karl Marx, a sociologist born on the 5th of May 1818, was soon to become one of the most influential names in sociology, even today. Karl Marx was a revolutionary who through his historical and materialistic analysis developed a dialectical understanding of social relationships. In this essay I will look mainly at four of Marx’s key theoretical prepositions; the first being his concept of Alienation which was large consequence of the capitalist society, in which society was structured upon.…

where Marx claims that "the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" (Marx, 158). According to DM, history progresses through a process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis—to borrow Hegel's terminology for the dialectical method. At the beginning of society, property ownership created the initial ruling class, who later subjugated the first lower class, who ultimately ignited a revolution against the ruling class—birthing a new ruling class destined to replace…

Manifesto Marxism and Stalinism are two political and economical ideologies founded by Karl Marx and Joseph Stalin, respectively. As defined by Merriman Webster, Marxism is, “A theory and practice of socialism including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society.” Stalinism is defined as, “The theory and practice of communism developed by Stalin from Marxism-Leninism and marked…

In 1848, a sudden wave of coups swept across Europe as masses of people in country after country rose up against their governments. Coincidentally, this was the same year Karl Marx released Communist Manifesto, the end of which declares: “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!” Why did Marx’s words grip the oppressed working class of Europe like they did?…

of the 200 years of Karl Marx, and I feel the obligation to read Capital before. The book is a classic of economic science, written from the standpoint of the labor theory of value. Through this book we discover the idea of the fundamental materialism of Marx. The work of Karl Marx is the culmination of classical political economy, he had a global impact on the course of history in the XX century. Some consider his work to be epic and titanic, and some treat him to be a liar, as he…

the Communist Party expressed as their collective opinion (McCauley 103-104). Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1488). Stalin was very committed to the Communist ideology, particularly dialectical materialism, and he was relentless in ensuring that all aspects of the Soviet Union followed this thinking as religiously as Stalin himself (Mason 595-596). Scientific study and knowledge…

An important statement for two reason, it leads to the realization that production prompts change in political structure and it develops the theory of dialectical materialism. England, Marx and Engels homeland, was a revolution riddled society in 1848. The focus of such revolutions was establishing a more democratic system in place of the then current monarchy. These rebellions, although they were not communist…

assertions: All organic processes are in fact dialectical, Reality is organic in virtue must have a basis of Idea. Yet we know that socialistic ideas of Marx’s were not even dialectic much more of reactant collectivist and sure his hermeneutical structures again contradicted itself. Marx accepted probably or did not accept and rejected. Orthodox communism of MacMurray’s (the author in comparison) did receive under the account of its philosophy in a dialectical materialism. It is a logical…