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Philosophy in 500 #5 – Dialectical Materialism

Philosophy in 500 #5 – Dialectical Materialism Karl Marx’s (1818 – 1883) philosophy was heavily influenced by that of G.W.F. Hegel (1770 – 1831). Hegel was an idealist, which means he thought that reality (and knowledge thereof) is fundamentally more to do with ideas, consciousness, and the mind[1], rather than reality (or knowledge thereof) existing… Continue reading Philosophy in 500 #5 – Dialectical Materialism