historical materialism
E61658
Marxist theory
materialist conception of history
philosophy of history
social theory
theory of social change
Historical materialism is a Marxist theory that explains social and historical change primarily through the development of material economic conditions and class relations rather than ideas or ideals.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Historical Materialism | 0 | 2 |
| Marxist dialectics | 0 | 1 |
| Marxist theory of history | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist theory
→
materialist conception of history → philosophy of history → social theory → theory of social change → |
| appliedIn |
Marxist historiography
→
Marxist sociology → political economy analysis → |
| associatedWith |
dialectical materialism
→
scientific socialism → |
| claims | social being determines consciousness → |
| contrastsWith |
historicism based on ideas
→
idealism → |
| coreConcept |
base and superstructure
→
class struggle → forces of production → historical stages → mode of production → primacy of material conditions → relations of production → social formation → |
| criticizedBy |
The Methodology of the Social Sciences
→
surface form:
Weberian sociology
critical theorists → |
| criticizedFor | economic determinism → |
| developedBy |
Friedrich Engels
→
Karl Marx → |
| emphasizes |
class relations
→
economic structure of society → material life of society → |
| explains |
historical development
→
social change → transition between modes of production → |
| hasAlternativeName |
historical materialist conception
→
materialist conception of history → |
| holdsThat |
class struggle is the motor of history
→
material conditions shape ideology → material conditions shape law and politics → material conditions shape social institutions → |
| influencedBy |
French socialism
→
German philosophy → classical political economy → |
| periodizedAs |
capitalism
→
communism → feudalism → primitive communism → slave society → socialism → |
| usedBy |
Marxist historians
→
Marxist political theorists → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historical Materialism
subject surface form:
Spirit (Hegelian)
this entity surface form:
Marxist theory of history
this entity surface form:
Marxist dialectics
subject surface form:
Friedrich Engels
this entity surface form:
Historical Materialism