Dialectical Materialism

Dialectical Materialism is a component within Marxist Theory which holds that the world, including human beings, is “matter in motion” and that progress occurs through struggle. It follows the Hegelian principle of philosophy in history, namely the development of the thesis into its antithesis, which is in turn superseded by a synthesis that conserves aspects of the thesis and the antithesis while at the same time abolishing them.

History
Marx and Engels initially embraced Hegelian philosophy as  Young Hegelians but later found it too abstract and misapplied to explain social injustice in industrializing countries. They developed Marxist dialectics, emphasizing the materialist view that concrete conditions shape socioeconomic interactions and sociopolitical reality. They attributed societal ills to alienation from economic and political autonomy, exploitation, and poverty, rather than religious alienation. They aimed to create an alternative theory of the world and advocated for actions to change it. Dialectical materialism, closely related to Historical Materialism, rejects  Fichte's "thesis, antithesis, synthesis" and asserts the primacy of the material world. Materialism holds that the world is material, interdependent, and follows natural laws, and that thought reflects the material world. Marx criticized classical materialism for its transhistorical understanding, instead advocating for dialectical materialism influenced by Feuerbach. Engels' works further developed the doctrines of dialectical materialism.

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