Dialectical and Historical Materialism

Paperback, 44 pages

English language

Published July 26, 2021 by SAI Press.

ISBN:
978-1-300-15427-3
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Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Joseph Stalin is a central text within the Soviet Union's political theory Marxism-Leninism. Originally published in 1938, this masterful volume retains its relevance in today's world.

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The Cliff's Notes of Dialectical and Historical Materialism

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Surprisingly accessible introduction both to the epistemology of dialectical materialism, and to the theory of history and society found in historical materialism. Not as dated as I expected. I found only the "third feature of production" to be suspect, in a portion of its claim at least. Namely, that:

"the rise of new productive forces and of the relations of production corresponding to them... takes place not as a result of the deliberate and conscious activity of man, but spontaneously, unconsciously, independently of the will of man. ...men do not realize, do not understand or stop to reflect what social results these improvements [to instruments of production] will lead to, but only think of their everyday interests, of lightening their labor and of securing some direct and tangible advantage for themselves. ... Their conscious activity did not extend beyond the commonplace, strictly practical interests."

Human beings often reflect on the …

Subjects

  • Marxism
  • Marxism-Leninism
  • Stalin
  • Materialism
  • Dialectics
  • Dialectical Materialism
  • Historical Materialism