The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism
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The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism is a critical work by Max Eastman that challenges and analyzes the philosophical foundations of Marxist dialectical materialism.
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Target entity: The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism Context triple: [Max Eastman, notableWork, The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism]
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In the Tracks of Historical Materialism
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism is a collection of essays by Perry Anderson that critically surveys the development, debates, and trajectories of Western Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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D.
The Appeals of Communism
The Appeals of Communism is a political science work by Gabriel A. Almond analyzing the ideological, psychological, and social factors that make communist movements attractive to their adherents.
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Madilog (Materialism, Dialectics, Logic)
Madilog (Materialism, Dialectics, Logic) is a seminal philosophical work by Indonesian thinker Tan Malaka that promotes scientific, materialist, and dialectical reasoning as a foundation for social and political transformation in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism Target entity description: The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism is a critical work by Max Eastman that challenges and analyzes the philosophical foundations of Marxist dialectical materialism.
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A.
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism is a collection of essays by Perry Anderson that critically surveys the development, debates, and trajectories of Western Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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B.
History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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C.
The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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D.
The Appeals of Communism
The Appeals of Communism is a political science work by Gabriel A. Almond analyzing the ideological, psychological, and social factors that make communist movements attractive to their adherents.
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E.
Madilog (Materialism, Dialectics, Logic)
Madilog (Materialism, Dialectics, Logic) is a seminal philosophical work by Indonesian thinker Tan Malaka that promotes scientific, materialist, and dialectical reasoning as a foundation for social and political transformation in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate incoherence of dialectical materialism
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separate scientific socialism from dialectics ⓘ |
| author | Max Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Soviet ideological orthodoxy
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dogmatic Marxism ⓘ |
| criticizesConcept |
dialectical contradiction
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dialectical laws of motion ⓘ negation of the negation ⓘ unity and struggle of opposites ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
history of ideas
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philosophy of science ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxism criticism
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
20th-century debates on Marxism
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Cold War intellectual climate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Eastman’s disillusionment with Bolshevism
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liberal democratic thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers
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political theorists ⓘ students of Marxism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
critical study
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essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
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Marxist philosophy ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| movementCritiqued |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-Marxist
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anti-dialectical ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceOfWork |
empiricist
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naturalist ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionCritiqued |
Hegelian dialectics
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | late critical work on Marxism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution
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Reflections on the Failure of Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCritiques |
logic of dialectical materialism
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philosophical foundations of Marxist dialectical materialism ⓘ scientific status of dialectical materialism ⓘ |
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