The Changing Function of Historical Materialism
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The Changing Function of Historical Materialism is an essay by Georg Lukács that reinterprets Marxist theory as a critical method for understanding and transforming modern capitalist society.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Changing Function of Historical Materialism Context triple: [History and Class Consciousness, containsEssay, The Changing Function of Historical Materialism]
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In the Tracks of Historical Materialism
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism is a collection of essays by Perry Anderson that critically surveys the development, debates, and trajectories of Western Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a seminal work by G.A. Cohen that rigorously reconstructs and defends Marx’s historical materialism using the tools of analytic philosophy.
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The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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From Hegel to Marx
From Hegel to Marx is a philosophical study by Sidney Hook that traces the development of Karl Marx’s thought from its roots in Hegelian idealism to Marx’s mature materialist theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Changing Function of Historical Materialism Target entity description: The Changing Function of Historical Materialism is an essay by Georg Lukács that reinterprets Marxist theory as a critical method for understanding and transforming modern capitalist society.
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A.
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism
In the Tracks of Historical Materialism is a collection of essays by Perry Anderson that critically surveys the development, debates, and trajectories of Western Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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B.
History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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C.
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a seminal work by G.A. Cohen that rigorously reconstructs and defends Marx’s historical materialism using the tools of analytic philosophy.
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D.
The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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E.
From Hegel to Marx
From Hegel to Marx is a philosophical study by Sidney Hook that traces the development of Karl Marx’s thought from its roots in Hegelian idealism to Marx’s mature materialist theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
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