The Development of the Monist View of History
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The Development of the Monist View of History is a foundational Marxist philosophical work by Georgi Plekhanov that systematically expounds and defends historical materialism as a coherent, monist theory of history.
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| The Development of the Monist View of History canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Marxist theoretical work
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book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
laws of social development
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relationship between base and superstructure ⓘ role of individuals in history ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
argue for a monist theory of history
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defend historical materialism ⓘ systematize Marxist philosophy of history ⓘ |
| author | Georgi Plekhanov ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
class struggle as motor of history
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determinative role of productive forces ⓘ primacy of material conditions in history ⓘ unity of social being and social consciousness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| critiques |
dualistic explanations of history
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idealism in historiography ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
debates between Marxists and Narodniks
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late 19th-century Russian socialist movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Marxist debates on historical materialism
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Soviet Marxist philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ classical German philosophy ⓘ materialist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
historical materialism
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monist conception of history ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian Marxism
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Second International Marxism ⓘ |
| philosophicalCategory |
philosophy of history
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxism
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dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| positionOnHistory |
history is governed by objective laws
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social phenomena have material causes ⓘ |
| positionOnPhilosophy |
monism
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rejection of metaphysical dualism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Fundamental Problems of Marxism
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In Defense of Materialism ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
Marxist materialism
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dialectical method ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Marxist philosophical education
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Soviet-era curricula on historical materialism ⓘ |
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