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dialectical materialism — dialectical materialist. a form of materialism, developed chiefly by Karl Marx, noted esp. for the application of the Hegelian dialectic in its philosophy of history. [1925 30] * * * Philosophical approach expressed through the writings of Karl… … Universalium
dialectical materialism — n. the philosophy stemming from Marx and Engels which applies Hegel s dialectical method to observable social processes and to nature … English World dictionary
Dialectical materialism — Part of a series on Marxism … Wikipedia
Dialectical materialism — Representing the influence of Friedrich Engels and in particular his book Anti Dühring (1878), dialectical materialism became the dominant Marxist philosophy in the Second International and official ideology in the Soviet Union. A term… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
Dialectical materialism — the philosophical view that the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. • Christian materialism the philosophical… … Mini philosophy glossary
dialectical materialism — The dominant philosophical strain of Marxism, combining materialism as an embracing philosophy of nature and science, with the Hegelian notion of dialectic as a historical force, driving events onwards towards a progressive resolution of the… … Philosophy dictionary
dialectical materialism — noun the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels • Hypernyms: ↑materialism, ↑physicalism * * * diaˌlectical maˈterialism 7 [dialectical materialism] noun … Useful english dictionary
Dialectical materialism — materialism, dialectical … Dictionary of sociology
dialectical materialism — materialism, dialectical … Dictionary of sociology
dialectical materialism — Synonyms and related words: Bolshevism, Castroism, Communist Information Bureau, Communist Party, Maoism, Marxian socialism, Marxism, Marxism Leninism, Stalinism, Titoism, Trotskyism, animalism, atomism, behaviorism, commonsense realism,… … Moby Thesaurus
