On Contradiction
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"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Contradiction canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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political theory essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide revolutionary strategy in China
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systematize Marxist dialectics ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
historical processes
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revolutionary practice ⓘ social processes ⓘ |
| author | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
mechanical materialism
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metaphysical modes of thought ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
identity of opposites
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internal and external contradictions ⓘ particularity of contradiction ⓘ primary and secondary contradictions ⓘ principal aspect of contradiction ⓘ principal contradiction ⓘ struggle of opposites ⓘ universality of contradiction ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theoretical work
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revolutionary theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | materialist dialectics ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region
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surface form:
Yan'an period of the Chinese Communist movement
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| influenced |
Chinese Communist Party ideological education
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Maoism ⓘ
surface form:
Mao Zedong Thought
Maoist theory of contradiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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surface form:
Marxist philosophy
dialectical materialism ⓘ historical development ⓘ materialist dialectics ⓘ philosophical contradiction ⓘ social contradictions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maoism
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surface form:
corpus of Mao Zedong Thought
|
| philosophicalClaim |
contradiction is the fundamental law of material reality
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development occurs through the struggle of opposites ⓘ every process contains internal contradictions ⓘ the principal aspect of a contradiction determines the nature of a thing ⓘ the principal contradiction plays a decisive role in development ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Leninism
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Maoism ⓘ Marxism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On Practice ⓘ |
| title | On Contradiction self-link ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese Communist Party cadre education
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Marxist philosophy curricula ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Chinese Civil War period ⓘ |
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