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historical materialism

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historical materialism
n.
A major tenet in the Marxist theory of history that regards material economic forces as the base on which sociopolitical institutions and ideas are built.

historical materialism
n
(Sociology) the part of Marxist theory maintaining that social structures derive from economic structures and that these are transformed as a result of class struggles, each ruling class producing another, which will overcome and destroy it, the final phase being the emergence of a communist society


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In an effort to promote such dialogue, I will discuss how what I call the rhetoric of historical materialism helps interpret discursive valuations and their effects, links this method to a classroom pedagogy that could be applied to virtually any theme, and calls for greater attention to the production of criminality.
If there is one central, interconnecting principle that Berdyaev applies to an understanding of the meaning of history, it is found in his condemnation of economic and historical materialism and of kindred abstract interpretations that degrade the life of the soul and enshrine what Martin Buber termed the state of "thingification.
Thus, Moore entered into the school of historical materialism by reading the same sources as Marx's comrade-in-arms, Frederick Engels.
 
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