Dialectical Investigations

by Bertell Ollman

"Dialectical Investigations" offers students a basic introduction to dialectics as well as a challenging exposition of its application to a wide range of social and historical phenomena. Bertell Ollman aims to show why dialectics is essential to understanding - and criticizing - Marx, and in turn, to understanding our world. He provides six in-depth case studies of dialectical method in action.

Genres: Philosophy, Politics

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 1992

About the author

Bertell Ollman is a professor of politics at New York University. He teaches both dialectical methodology and socialist theory. He is the author of several academic works relating to Marxist theory.
Ollman is also the creator of Class Struggle, a board game based around his Marxist beliefs, and from 1978-1983 was president of Class Struggle, Inc., the company that initially produced and marketed the game. The game was later released by a major board game company, Avalon Hill. It received publicity due to its unusual and controversial theme.

Reviews

[Zozan Baran]

The books on dialectics always feel hard to process, because often they tend to me long and highly philosophical reflections. This is makes it easy and fun to read and not so much a reflection, but using dialectics as a method of enquiry to all aspects of life and research. It demonstrates successfully how dialectics is a whole way of seeing and making sense of the world, and yourself.