Definition of Dialectical materialism

1. Noun. The materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Generic synonyms: Materialism, Physicalism

Definition of Dialectical materialism

1. Noun. (philosophy) 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 ¹

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Literary usage of Dialectical materialism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Concept of Model: An Introduction to the Materialist Epistemology of by Alain Badiou (2007)
"... Theory of the Subject: The Recommencement of dialectical materialism? (Part I)', Pli: Warwick Journal of Philosophy, no. n, i001, pp. ..."

2. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"... Theory of the Subject: The Recommencement of dialectical materialism? (Part I)', Pli: Warwick Journal of Philosophy, no. 12, 2001, pp. ..."

3. The Larger Aspects of Socialism by William English Walling (1913)
"Kautsky does not abandon the use of the term "dialectical materialism" for the underlying philosophy of Socialism, as we might expect him to do in view of ..."

4. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"Dialectics, according to Engels and, afterwards, Lenin, is the law of the totality, as well as of the natural world (dialectical materialism) and of the ..."

5. Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2003)
"... conditions—that men's mental and spiritual life, their ideas and aims, reflect their material conditions of existence (dialectical materialism). 8. ..."

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