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'The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of the weapon, material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses.' - Karl Marx

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The Poverty of Historicism Anonymous 29-01-25 15:35:06 No.23485

I read The Poverty of Historicism by Karl Popper recently, and it was an interesting book. The overally thesis is that unified theories of history and don't make sense, and that it's impossible for us to reliably guess the direction society will take in the future.

This obviously flies in the face of historical materialism, which is a pretty key part of Marxist theory. So I'm interested to hear what you guys have to say about it. Is he right? Or is there something he missed?

Anonymous 29-01-25 20:20:45 No.23487

Yeah I think it would be silly to believe the realisation of communism is inevitable personally. I just think Marxism and dialectical materialism is a useful model to understand change in society which we can implement to try and enact change for our (the proletariat) collective interests. I don't subscribe to historical materialism and the "stages" view of history in the absolute, and I haven't encountered anyone who seems like they do, aside from just speaking about the inevitability of communism as like an inspiring call to action. But interested to follow this discussion.

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