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Dialectical Materialism

Although not directly coined by Marx (the origins of the terms were from the work of Hegel and firstly from a proposal by Dietzgen, a Marx correspondent), the principles of this philosophy are directly present in all of Marx works and arguments as part of his main critiques against capitalism. 'Dialectics' looks at the historical origins and events, mainly the cause, affected materials/elements in society and the results of events in relation to economic forces and capitalistic demand. Essentially, his reading of history pointed out that Capitalism is destined to fail by the measure of a dialectical reading of the capitalism experienced in his days and through ...

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