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Synopsis
Called by Marx "The Philosopher of Socialism", Joseph Dietzgen was a pioneer of dialectical materialism and a fundamental influence on anarchist and socialist thought whom we would do well not to forget.
Dietzgen examines what we do when we think. He discovered that thinking is a process involving two opposing processes: generalization, and specialization. All thought is therefore a dialectical process. Our knowledge is inherently limited however, which makes truth relative and the seeking of truth on-going. The only absolute is existence itself, or the universe, everything else is limited or relative. Although a philosophical materialist, he extended these concepts to include all that was real, existing or had an impact upon the world. Thought and matter were no longer radically separated as in older forms of materialism. The Nature of Human Brain Work is vital for theorists today in that it lays the basis for a non-dogmatic, flexible, non-sectarian, yet principled socialist politics.
This new edition includes an extensive afterword, notes and bibliography by Larry Gambone.
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About the Author
Joseph Dietzgen was a philosopher of social theory and comrade of Karl Marx whose work influenced Vladimir Lenin. He lived in Germany, Russia, and the U.S., where he became the editor of the anarchist publication Chicagoer Arbeiterzeitung after the previous editors were executed for their role in the Haymarket bombings.
Review
"Brilliant contributions to the theory of knowledge. —Anton Pannekoek, author, Lenin as Philosopher --Lenin as Philosopher
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