The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism
E821165
The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism is a critical work by Max Eastman that challenges and analyzes the philosophical foundations of Marxist dialectical materialism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Stand of Dialectic Materialism canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate incoherence of dialectical materialism
ⓘ
separate scientific socialism from dialectics ⓘ |
| author | Max Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
Soviet ideological orthodoxy
ⓘ
dogmatic Marxism ⓘ |
| criticizesConcept |
dialectical contradiction
ⓘ
dialectical laws of motion ⓘ negation of the negation ⓘ unity and struggle of opposites ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
history of ideas
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxism criticism
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
20th-century debates on Marxism
ⓘ
Cold War intellectual climate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Eastman’s disillusionment with Bolshevism
ⓘ
liberal democratic thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers
ⓘ
political theorists ⓘ students of Marxism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
critical study
ⓘ
essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxist philosophy ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| movementCritiqued |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-Marxist
ⓘ
anti-dialectical ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceOfWork |
empiricist
ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionCritiqued |
Hegelian dialectics
ⓘ
historical materialism ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | late critical work on Marxism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reflections on the Failure of Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCritiques |
logic of dialectical materialism
ⓘ
philosophical foundations of Marxist dialectical materialism ⓘ scientific status of dialectical materialism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.