Nature Of Human Brain Work

This primer on dialectical materialism is the first and best-known work of a pioneer of socialist philosophy. Joseph Dietzgen, a tanner by trade, was self-taught and developed his theory of dialectical materialism independently of Karl Marx. In this book he argues that thinking is a process involving two opposing aspects--generalization and specialization--and all thought is therefore a dialectical process. Knowledge is limited, truth is relative, and the only absolute is existence itself. This cornerstone of socialist philosophy lays the foundation for a nondogmatic, flexible, nonsectarian yet principled socialist politics.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Dietzgen
• Publisher: PM Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 184 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education