Dialectical Materialism

by V.G. Afanasyev

English, Russian (translation)

Genres: Philosophy, Politics

152 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1987

Reviews

[Arief Wicaksono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thoughtful

[Dylan Holdren · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best authors to read if you want to learn about Dialectical Materialism and the synthesis of Marxist theory.

[Lesa Ruby · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book sits somewhere in the middle for me. On one hand, it does a decent job laying out the basics of dialectical materialism and gives a structured overview of the theory. On the other hand, it’s not very reader-friendly. The tone is very formal, and it assumes you already have some background knowledge. If you’re a student of philosophy or political theory, you might appreciate it more. For general readers, it’s a bit of a tough climb.

[Sinan Öner]

Soviet Russian Philosopher Afanasyev's "Dialectical Materialism" was published during the Perestroika reforms of Soviet Communist Party. Afanasyev summarizes his studying on the history of Marxist philosophy in "Dialectical Materialism". Afanasyev thinks the main concepts of dialectical materialism in the new conditions of the world. Dialectical materialism is very old philosophical tradition, since the ancient philosophers, dialectical materialist philosophy develops in the different schools in the world. What is the dialectics, what is the materialism, what is dialectical materialism, Afanasyev explains these questions at the end of the 20. Century.

[Harvey Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent introduction to dialectical materialism