I keep hearing the word being thrown around a lot but I don't really grasp at what it is really. I also don't really understand how it fits with marxism.
From my understanding, it essentially amounts to :
>matter determines everything
>material structures create opposing forces/conflict
>the resolution of the conflict makes history progress
So, I understand that the conflicts created by capitalism generate socialism. But is that actually necessary ? And does the dialectic boil down to a logical tool for analysis ? I don't know I've read the capital and the manifesto and the terms don't really appear (albeit the broad structure is there ig), yet everyone always talks about it.
And lastly, book rec ? I'm not trying to find something super lengthy, just enough to understand the concept in a clear way (what it serves, how it works precisely etc)
read engels anti-duhring.
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>>2650948I think you have the essence correct. I'd say DM is rule no.1 of Marxism.
>>2650948it's a tool, like a knife
it's a tool, like a knife
you know, when you cut things?