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dialectical materialism

dialectical materialism noun: 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.

Noun

dialectical materialism (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • Weil die idealistische Verkehrtheit in ihren letzten berühmten Ausläufern, namentlich durch Kant, Fichte, Schelling und Hegel grunddeutsch war, so ist auch das Erzeugnis derselben, der dialektische Materialismus, ein vornehmlich deutsches Produkt.1887, Joseph Dietzgen, Streifzüge eines Sozialisten in das Gebiet der Erkenntnistheorie, page 21; English translation from Max Beer & Theodor Rothstein, transl., edited by Eugene Dietzgen & Joseph...
    Synonyms:
    diamat

dialectical materialism meaning in Malayalam, Punjabi, Tagalog and Indonesian

dialectical materialism in Malayalam

branch of philosophy
വൈരുദ്ധ്യാധിഷ്ഠിത ഭൗതികവാദം vairuddhyādhiṣṭhita bhautikavādaṁ

dialectical materialism in Punjabi

branch of philosophy
ਦਵੰਦਾਤਮਿਕ ਪਦਾਰਥਵਾਦ davandātmik padārthavād

dialectical materialism in Tagalog

branch of philosophy
materyalismong diyalektiko

dialectical materialism in Indonesian

branch of philosophy
materialisme dialektis
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dialectical materialism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa duy vật biện chứng, phương pháp duy vật biện chứng

Synonyms of dialectical materialism

Origin of dialectical materialism

Calque of German dialektischer Materialismus, coined by Joseph Dietzgen in Streifzüge eines Sozialisten in das Gebiet der Erkenntnißtheorie [1887].

Questions about dialectical materialism

What does dialectical materialism mean?
Dialectical materialism means 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.
What is dialectical materialism in Malayalam?
Dialectical materialism in Malayalam is വൈരുദ്ധ്യാധിഷ്ഠിത ഭൗതികവാദം (vairuddhyādhiṣṭhita bhautikavādaṁ). See Dialectical materialism meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is dialectical materialism?
Dialectical materialism is a noun.

Words near dialectical materialism in the dictionary

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  9. dialecticalisation
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