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- noun The Marxian interpretation of reality that views matter as the sole subject of change and all change as the product of a constant conflict between opposites arising from the internal contradictions inherent in all events, ideas, and movements.
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- 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
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- noun the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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rolig commented on the word dialectical materialism
In the Soviet Union this philosophy (required study at all levels of education) was often referred to by the shorthand form diamat, which gave rise to one of the best Soviet jokes I know.
August 25, 2008
super-logos commented on the word dialectical materialism
Marxist theory
August 26, 2008