,L59 AS ,PHILOSOPH] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 9 ! ,AM]ICAN C\NCIL COMMUNI/ J\RNAL $IT$ BY ,PAUL 
,MATTICK1 ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#h2 

,IT HAD FIR/ BE5 WRITT5 = ! ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,RESE>* 7,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL7 J\RNAL ,ZEITS*RIFT FUR ,SOZIAL=S*UNG BUT WAS NOT ACCEPT$4 ,A ,FR5* TRANSLATION WAS PUBLI%$ AS AN APP5DIX 9 ! ,SP>TACUS ,$ITIONS V]SION ( ,L59 AS ,PHILOSOPH]1 & IT WAS REPR9T$ 9 ! ,M]L9 ,PRESS 5GLI% LANGUAGE $ITION4 ,9 ! LATT] IT IS WRONGLY ATTRIBUT$ TO ,PAUL ,MATTICK4 
,S\RCE3 ,JOHN ,GRAY'S ,>*IVE2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,&Y ,BLUND51 = M>XI/S4ORG #b#c2 
,PRO($ & CORRECT$3 BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 
,SOME ADDITIONAL REM>KS TO ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK'S REC5T CRITICISM ( ,L59'S BOOK 0,MAT]IALISM & ,EMPIRIO-,CRITICISM40  
,L59ISM ,GES ,WE/ 

,!RE IS A /RIK+ CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! IMPRESSION PRODUC$ 9 ! M9DS ( ,WE/-,EUROPEAN 
REVOLUTION>IES BY ?OSE %ORT PAMPHLETS ( ,L59 & ,TROTSKY :I* APPE>$ 9 POORLY TRANSLAT$ 
& POORLY PR9T$ $ITIONS DUR+ ! F9AL /AGE & ! AFT]MA? ( ! W>1 & ! RESPONSE 
CALL$ =? 9 ,EUROPE & ,U4,S4,A4 BY ! BELAT$ APPE>ANCE1 9 #a#i#b#g1 ( ! FIR/ EXTRA-,RUSSIAN 
V]SIONS ( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL WORK ( #a#i#h1 ON 0,MAT]IALISM & ,EMPIRIO-,CRITICISM40  

,?OSE E>LI] PAMPHLETS ON 0,! ,M>XI/ ,!ORY ( ! ,/ATE & ! ,TASKS ( ! ,PROLET>IAN 
,REVOLUTION0 & ON 0,! ,NEXT ,TASKS ( ! ,SOVIET-,P[]0 W]E EAG]LY /UDI$ BY ! 
,EUROPEAN RADICALS AS ! FIR/ RELIABLE NEWS FROM A VICTORI\S PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION & AS 
PRACTICAL GUIDES = !IR [N IMP5D+ REVOLUTION>Y UPRIS+S4 ,!Y W]E1 AT ! SAME TIME1 
IGNOR$1 FALSIFI$1 CALUMNIAT$1 DESPIS$1 &-FRI<TFULLY FE>$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE & ITS 
RE=MI/ & ,KAUTSKYAN-C5TRI/ BACK]S )9 ! ,M>XI/ CAMP4 ,:5 ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL WORK 
APPE>$ ! :OLE SC5E HAD *ANG$4 ,L59 WAS DEAD4 ,! ,RUSSIA ( ! ,SOVIETS HAD BE5 GRADUALLY 
TRANS=M$ 9TO JU/ ANO!R /ATE IMM]S$ 9 ! COMPETITIVE /RUGGLES BETWE5 ! V>I\S 
0BLOCKS0 ( P[]S :I* HAD BE5 =M$ 9 A ,EUROPE APP>5TLY QUICKLY RECOV]+ FROM 
! W> & FROM ! DEEP BUT TRANSITORY ECONOMIC CRISIS RESULT+ FROM ! W>4 ,M>XISM HAD BE5 
REPLAC$ BY ,L59ISM OR1 MORE REC5TLY1 BY ,/AL9ISM :I* WAS N[ NO MORE REG>D$ PRIM>ILY AS A 
!ORY ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS /RUGGLE BUT RA!R AS ! RUL+ PHILOSOPHY ( A /ATE1 DIFF]5T 
BUT NOT 5TIRELY DIFF]5T FROM SU* O!R /ATE PHILOSOPHIES AS FASCISM 9 ,ITALY & DEMOCRACY 9 
! ,U4,S4,A4 ,EV5 ! LA/ REMNANTS ( ! PROLET>IAN 0UNRE/0 FOLL[+ ! W> HAD 
FLICK]$ \T ) ! CRU%+ DEFEAT ( ! ,5GLI% G5]AL /RIKE & M9]S' /RIKE 9 #aibf & 
! BLOODY T]M9ATION ( ! FIR/ & SO-CALL$ 0COMMUNI/0 PHASE ( ! ,*9ESE 
REVOLUTION4 ,?US1 ! ,EUROPEAN 9TELLIG5TSIA WAS QUITE READY TO ACCEPT2 ALONG ) ! HI!RTO 
UNKN[N E>LIE/ PHILOSOPHICAL WRIT+S ( ,M>X :I* W]E N[ PUBLI%$ 9 A PR9CELY FA%ION BY 
! ,M>X-,5GELS-,L59-,9/ITUTE 9 ,MOSC[1 ! EQUALLY 0PIQUANT0 PHILOSOPHICAL 
REVELATIONS ( HIS GREAT ,RUSSIAN DISCIPLE :O1 AFT] ALL1 HAD SWEPT ! EMPIRE ( ! ,CZ> & 
UNTIL HIS DEA? MA9TA9$ AN UN*ALL5G$ DICTATOR%IP !RE4 

,BUT ?OSE /RATA ( ! ,WE/-,EUROPEAN PROLET>IAT :O HAD BE5 ! FIR/ & ! MO/ S]I\S & 
P]SI/5T READ]S ( ,L59'S REVOLUTION>Y PAMPHLETS ( #a#i#a#g-#b HAD APP>5TLY DISAPPE>$ FROM 
! SC5E4 ,!Y HAD BE5 REPLAC$ 9 ! PUBLIC EYE EI!R BY ?OSE ALL-ADAPTABLE C>E]I/S ( 
,/AL9ISM :O =M ! ONLY /ABLE SECTOR ( ! RAPIDLY %IFT+ MEMB]%IP ( ALL EXTRA-,RUSSIAN 
,COMMUNI/ P>TIES TODAY1 OR AS TYPICAL ( REC5T ,5GLI% ,C4,P4 DEVELOPM5T1 BY PROGRESSIVE MEMB]S 
( ! RUL+ CLASS ITSELF & ITS NATURAL SUPPORT]S )9 ! BETT] $UCAT$1 MO/ CULTUR$1 
& WELL TO DO /RATA ( ! OLD & NEW 9TELLIG5TSIA :O HAVE PRACTICALLY REPLAC$ ! =M] 
PROLET>IAN MEMB]%IP4 ,REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAN COMMUNISM SEEM$ TO SURVIVE ONLY 9 ISOLAT$ 
9DIVIDUAL ?9K]S & 9 SU* SMALL GR\PS AS ! ,DUT* ,C\NCIL ,COMMUNI/S FROM :I* ! 
PAMPHLET UND] DISCUSSION ORIG9AT$4 

,WE MI<T EXPECT ?AT ,L59'S BOOK :5 IT WAS F9ALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO ! ,WE/-,EUROPEAN & 
,AM]ICAN PUBLIC = ! EXPRESS PURPOSE ( SPREAD+ !RE ?OSE PHILOSOPHICAL PR9CIPLES ( 
,M>XISM :I* =M ! BASIS ( ! PRES5T ,RUSSIAN /ATE & ( ITS RUL+ ,COMMUNI/ P>TY W\LD 
HAVE MET ) ALMO/ UNIV]SAL APPLAUSE4 ,NO?+ ( ! K9D HAS HAPP5$4 ,NO D\BT ! PHILOSOPHY 
( ,L59 AS EXPRESS$ 9 ?AT BOOK IS 9F9ITELY SUP]IOR1 EV5 FROM A /RICTLY !ORETICAL 
VIEWPO9T1 TO ?OSE SCATT]$ CRUMBS FROM ! SY/EMS ( BYGONE C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y PHILOSOPH]S 
& SOCIOLOGI/S ?AT HAVE BE5 =M$ 9TO ! SEMBLANCE ( A PHILOSOPHICAL SY/EM ( FASCISM BY 
,MUSSOL9I1 ) ! HELP ( ! =M] ,HEGELIAN PHILOSOPH]1 ,G5TILE1 & O!R 9TELLECTUAL 
AIDES-DE-CAMPE4 ,IT IS 9COMP>ABLY SUP]IOR TO ?AT HUGE MASS ( TRITE EV]YDAY TALK & S5SELESS 
TRA% :I* FIGURE AS A POLITICO-PHILOSOPHICAL ,WELTANS*AUUNG 9 ! 0!ORETICAL0 WORK 
( ,ADOLF ,HITL]4 ,?US ! PEOPLE :O C\LD F9D NOVELTY & WISDOM 9 ! IDEAS ( ,MUSSOL9I & 
DISCOV] S5SE 9 ! VAPOR+S ( ! ,G]MAN LEAD]1 C]TA9LY %\LD NOT HAVE FELT ANY 
DIFFICULTY 9 SWALL[+ ALSO ?AT CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( MIS9T]PRETATION1 MISUND]/&+1 & 
G5]AL BACKW>DNESS :I* M> ! !ORETICAL VALUE ( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL ATTEMPT4 ,EV5 ?OSE 
FEW :O TODAY >E ACQUA9T$ ) ! WORKS ( ! PHILOSOPH]S & SCI5TI/S DISCUSS$ BY ,L59 
9 #aih & ) ! DEVELOPM5TS ( MOD]N SCI5CE G5]ALLY MI<T HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DIG \T ( 
?IS WORK ( ,L59 7TO SPEAK 9 ! FAVORITE /YLE ( ITS AU?OR7 ?AT 0GEM0 ( CLE> 
& P]SI/5T REVOLUTION>Y ?\<T :I* IS 0HIDD5 9 ! RUBBI%0 ( UNQUALIFI$ 
ACCEPTANCE ( ! OBSOLETE 0MAT]IALI/0 CONCEPTS ( A PA/ HI/ORICAL EPO* & EQUALLY 
UNQUALIFI$ ABUSE ( SOME ( ! MO/ G5U9E ATTEMPTS ( MOD]N SCI5TI/S TO PROMOTE ! !ORY 
( MAT]IALISM4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! RESPONSE ( ! PROGRESSIVE B\RGEOIS 9TELLIG5TSIA AT L>GE TO 
! BELAT$ PROPAG&A ( ,L59'S MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY MU/ HAVE PROV$ DISAPPO9T+ TO ! 
,RUSSIANS1 :O HAD %[N ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS ?AT !Y W]E BY NO MEANS ABOVE DESIR+ SOME 
APPLAUSE = !IR PET A*IEVEM5TS 9 MATT]S ( !ORY EV5 FROM SU* ,M>XI/ICALLY 
0UNHOLY0 QU>T]S AS ! PHILOSOPHICAL & SCI5TIFIC CIRCLES ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE & 
,AM]ICA4 ,!RE WAS NOT SO MU* OP5 HO/ILITY AS 9DIFF]5CE &1 EV5 MORE AWKW>D1 JU/ AMONG 
?OSE :OSE APPLAUSE W\LD HAVE BE5 MO/ *]I%$1 A K9D ( POLITE EMB>RASSM5T4 

,NOR WAS ?IS EMB>RASS+ SIL5CE DI/URB$1 = A LONG TIME1 BY ANY VIGOR\S ATTACK FROM ?AT LEFT 
RADICAL ,M>XI/ M9ORITY :I* =M]LY HAD SO VIOL5TLY ASSAIL$ EV]Y ATTEMPT ( ,L59 & HIS 
SUCCESSORS TO TRANS=M ! POLITICAL & TACTICAL PR9CIPLES SUCCESSFULLY APPLI$ BY ! 
,BOL%EVIKS 9 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 9TO UNIV]SALLY VALID PR9CIPLES ( ! PROLET>IAN WORLD 
REVOLUTION4 ,! REMA9+ REPRES5TATIVES ( ?AT LEFTI/ T5D5CY W]E V]Y SL[ TO RAISE AN 
EQUALLY FI]CE ATTACK AGA9/ ! ANALOG\S ATTEMPT ( A WORLD-WIDE APPLICATION ( ,L59'S 
PHILOSOPHICAL PR9CIPLES AS ! ONLY TRUE PHILOSOPHICAL DOCTR9E ( REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XISM4 ,H]E AT 
LA/1 ?IRTY YE>S AFT] ! FIR/ 7,RUSSIAN7 PUBLICATION ( ,L59'S BOOK & ELEV5 YE>S AFT] ! 
APPE>ANCE ( ITS FIR/ ,G]MAN & ,5GLI% TRANSLATIONS  -  IS ! FIR/ CRITICAL REEXAM9ATION ( 
,L59'S CONTRIBUTION TO ! MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY ( ,M>XISM1 WRITT5 BY ONE :O UND\BT$LY & 
= MANY REASONS IS BETT] QUALIFI$ = ?IS P>TICUL> TASK ?AN ANY O!R CONTEMPOR>Y ,M>XI/4 
.<#e.> ,EV5 SO !RE IS LITTLE HOPE ?AT ?IS FIR/ IMPORTANT 
CRITICISM ( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHY WILL REA* EV5 ?AT RELATIVELY SMALL M9ORITY ( REVOLUTION>Y 
,M>XI/S TO :OM IT IS MA9LY ADDRESS$4 ,IT IS PUBLI%$ UND] AN ALMO/ IMP5ETRABLE PSEUDONYM 
&1 MO/ *>ACT]I/ICALLY1 UP TO N[ 9 ! %APE ( A /5CIL$ MANUSCRIPT ONLY4 

,!RE WAS1 !N1 A CONSID]ABLE LAG ( TIME ON BO? SIDES ( ?AT WORLD-WIDE /RUGGLE BETWE5 
,WE/]N ,EUROPEAN ,M>XI/ LEFT RADICALISM ON ! ONE H& & ,RUSSIAN ,BOL%EVISM ON ! O!R1 
BE=E ! OPPOS$ CAMPS DISCOV]$ ?AT !IR POLITICAL1 TACTICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRA/S 
DEP5D$1 9 ! LA/ 9/ANCE1 ON ?OSE DEEP] PR9CIPLES :I* HAD HI!RTO BE5 NEGLECT$ 9 ! 
HEAT ( ! PRACTICAL FI<T & ?US C\LD NOT BE ?OR\<LY ELUCIDAT$ )\T GO+ BACK TO ?OSE 
UND]LY+ PHILOSOPHICAL PR9CIPLES4 ,IT SEEMS AS IF EV5 H]E OLD ,HEGEL WAS RI<T :5 HE SAID ?AT 
0! BIRD ( ,M9]VA BEG9S ITS FLI<T :5 ! DAY IS GONE40 ,IT DOES NOT FOLL[1 
H[EV]1 ?AT ?IS LA/1 0PHILOSOPHICAL PHASE0 ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T GO+ ON 9 A GIV5 
EPO* %\LD BE1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ! HI<E/ & MO/ IMPORTANT PHASE4 ,! PHILOSOPHICAL FI<T ( 
IDEAS IS1 FROM A PROLET>IAN PO9T ( VIEW1 NOT ! BASIS BUT JU/ A TRANSITORY IDEOLOGICAL =M ( 
! REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE DET]M9+ ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( \R TIME4 
,L59ISM ,V]SUS ,MA*ISM 

,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCUSS 9 A S+LE >TICLE ! MANY IMPORTANT RESULTS ( ?IS MA/]LY 
PAMPHLET4 ,AFT] A %ORT & LUM9\S ACC\NT ( ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ,M>XISM S9CE ! 
DAYS ( ,M>X & ( E>LY B\RGEOIS MAT]IALISM1 ,PANNEKOEK GOES ON TO RE/ATE 9 AN IRREPROA*ABLE 
MANN] ! TRUE !ORETICAL CONT5TS ( ! ATTEMPTS BY ,JOSEPH ,DIETZG5 ON ! ONE H& & BY ! 
B\RGEOIS SCI5TI/S1 ,MA* & ,AV5>IUS1 ON ! O!R1 TO IMPROVE UPON !IR PR$ECESSORS BY 
COMPLET+ !IR MAT]IALI/IC REPRES5TATION ( ! OBJECTIVE WORLD BY AN EQUALLY MAT]IALI/IC 
REPRES5TATION ( ! PROCESS ( KN[L$GE ITSELF4 ,HE %[S CONCLUSIVELY ! 9CR$IBLE DI/ORTIONS 
?OSE LAT] !ORIES HAVE SUFF]$ 9 ,L59'S UTT]LY BIAS$ ACC\NT4 ,!RE DOES NOT EXI/1 SO F> 
AS WE KN[1 AN EQUALLY MA/]LY REPORT ( ! MA9 SCI5TIFIC CONT5TS ( ! WORK ( ,MA* & 
,AV5>IUS AS IS CONTA9$ 9 ! TW5TY-FIVE PAGES DEVOT$ TO !IR !ORIES 9 ?IS PAMPHLET4 ,NOR 
IS !RE AN EQUALLY P[]FUL REFUTATION ( ! !ORETICAL BLUND]S COMMITT$ BY ,L59 & HIS 
FOLL[]S 9 !IR NAIVE CRITICISM ( ! MOD]N SCI5TIFIC DEF9ITIONS ( SU* T]MS AS 
0MATT]01 05]GY0 0LAWS ( NATURE01 0NECESSITY01 0SPACE03 
0TIME03 ETC41 FROM ! /&PO9T ( SO-CALL$ 0COMMON S5SE0 :I* IS1 9 FACT1 9 
MO/ CASES NO?+ ELSE BUT A REHA% ( ! PHYSICS !ORIES ( BYGONE EPO*S ( SCI5TIFIC 
DEVELOPM5T4 7,IT WAS = ?IS REASON1 BY ! WAY1 ?AT ,FR$]ICK ,5GELS ALREADY HAD DESCRIB$ 
SO-CALL$ COMMON S5SE AS 0! WOR/ ( ALL METAPHYSICIANS40 7 

,NEV]!LESS1 ?IS IS ONLY ONE1 & P]HAPS NOT ! MO/ IMPORTANT ASPECT ( ,PANNEKOEK'S CRITICAL 
REVISION ( ,L59'S WORK4 ,! MA9 WEAKNESS ( ,L59'S ATTACK ON ,MA*ISM IS NOT ITS G5]AL 
UNFAIRNESS1 \TRI<T MISREPRES5TATION ( ! ESS5TIALLY MAT]IALI/IC APPROA* UND]LY+ ! NEW 
POSITIVI/IC PHILOSOPHY1 & COMPLETE UNAW>5ESS ( ! REAL A*IEVEM5TS MADE S9CE ! DAYS ( 
,M>X & ,5GELS 9 ! FIELD ( MOD]N PHYSICAL SCI5CE4 ,! MA9 WEAKNESS ( ,L59'S 
0MAT]IALI/IC0 CRITICISM ( :AT HE CALL$ AN IDEALI/IC 7SOLIPSI/IC1 MY/ICAL &1 9 
! LA/ 9/ANCE1 PLA9LY RELIGI\S & REACTION>Y7 T5D5CY HIDD5 9 ! PSEUDO MAT]IALI/IC 
& SCI5TIFIC !ORIES ( ,MA* & HIS FOLL[]S1 IS HIS [N 9ABILITY TO GO BEYOND ! 9TR9SIC 
LIMITATIONS ( B\RGEOIS MAT]IALISM4 ,MU* AS HE TALKS ( ! SUP]IORITY ( 0MOD]N0 
,M>XI/ MAT]IALISM OV] ! AB/RACT PHILOSOPHICAL & MA9LY NATURALI/IC APPROA* ( ! E>LY 
B\RGEOIS MAT]IALI/S1 HE /ILL CONCEIV$ ?IS DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! OLD & NEW MAT]IALISM AS A 
DIFF]5CE NOT 9 K9D BUT 9 DEGREE4 ,AT ! UTMO/ HE DESCRIB$ 0MOD]N MAT]IALISM0 AS 
F\ND$ BY ,M>X1 AS A MAT]IALISM 0IMMEASURABLY RI*] 9 CONT5T1 & 9COMP>ABLY BETT] 
GR\ND$ ?AN ALL PREVI\S =MS ( MAT]IALISM40 .<#f.> 

,HE NEV] CONCEIV$ ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! 0HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM0 ( ,M>X & ! 
0PREVI\S =MS ( MAT]IALISM0 AS AN UNBREA*ABLE OPPOSITION >IS+ FROM A REAL 
CONFLICT ( CLASSES4 ,HE CONCEIV$ IT RA!R AS A MORE OR LESS RADICAL EXPRESSION ( ONE CONT9U\S 
REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,?US ,L59'S 0MAT]IALI/IC0 CRITICISM ( ,MA* & ! ,MA*IANS1 
ACCORD+ TO ,PANNEKOEK1 FAIL$ EV5 9 ITS PURELY !ORETICAL PURPOSE MA9LY BECAUSE ,L59 ATTACK$ 
! LAT] ATTEMPTS ( B\RGEOIS NATURALI/IC MAT]IALISM NOT FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( ! HI/ORICAL 
MAT]IALISM ( ! FULLY DEVELOP$ PROLET>IAN CLASS1 BUT FROM A PROCE$+ & SCI5TIFICALLY LESS 
DEVELOP$ PHASE ( B\RGEOIS MAT]IALISM4 

,?IS JUDGM5T ( ,L59'S MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY ( #aih IS CORROBORAT$ BY ! LAT] DEVELOPM5TS 
( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL !ORY :I* >E NOT DEALT ) H]E4 

,! REC5T PUBLICATION BY ! ,M>X-,5GELS-,L59-,9/ITUTE ( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL PAP]S DAT$ 
FROM #aiad ET SEQ4 %[S ! FIR/ G]MS ( ?AT P>TICUL> SIGNIFICANCE :I* DUR+ ! LA/ 
PHASES ( ,L59'S ACTIVITY & AFT] HIS DEA? ! PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T ( ,HEGEL ASSUM$ 9 
,L59'S 0MAT]IALI/IC PHILOSOPHY40 ,A BELAT$ REVIVAL ( ! :OLE ( ! =M]LY 
DIS[N$ IDEALI/IC DIALECTICS ( ,HEGEL S]V$ TO RECONCILE ! ACCEPTANCE BY ! ,L59I/S ( OLD 
B\RGEOIS MAT]IALISM ) ! =MAL DEM&S ( AN APP>5TLY ANTIB\RGEOIS & PROLET>IAN 
REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY4 ,:IL/ 9 ! PREC$+ PHASES HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM /ILL HAD BE5 
CONCEIV$1 ?\< NOT ) SUFFICI5T CLE>NESS1 AS DIFF]5T FROM ! 0PREVI\S =MS ( 
MAT]IALISM0 ! EMPHASIS WAS N[ %IFT$ FROM 0HI/ORICAL0 MAT]IALISM TO 
DIALECTICAL MAT]IALISM OR1 AS ,L59 SAID 9 HIS LATE/ CONTRIBUTION TO ! SUBJECT1 TO 0A 
MAT]IALI/IC APPLICATION ( ,HEGELIAN 7IDEALI/IC7 DIALECTICS04 ,?US ! :OLE CIRCLE NOT ONLY 
( B\RGEOIS MAT]IALI/IC ?\<T BUT ( ALL B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T FROM ,HOLBA* TO ,HEGEL 
WAS ACTUALLY REPEAT$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN DOM9AT$ PHASE ( ! ,M>XI/ MOVEM5T1 :I* PASS$ FROM ! 
ADOPTION ( #a#h? C5TURY & ,FEU]BA*IAN MAT]IALISM BY ,PLEKHANOV & ,L59 9 ! PRE-W> P]IOD 
TO ,L59'S APPRECIATION ( ! 09TELLIG5T IDEALISM0 ( ,HEGEL & O!R B\RGEOIS 
PHILOSOPH]S ( ! #a#i? C5TURY AS AGA9/ ! 0UN9TELLIG5T MAT]IALISM0 ( ! 
E>LI] #a#h? C5TURY PHILOSOPH]S4 .<#g.> 
,PRES5T ,IMPACT ( ,L59'S ,MAT]IALI/IC ,PHILOSOPHY 

,9 ! LA/ P>TS ( ! PAMPHLET ,PANNEKOEK DEALS ) ! HI/ORICAL & PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE ( 
! PECULI> !ORETICAL ASPECTS ( ,L59'S MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY AS DISCUSS$ 9 ! PREC$+ 
*APT]S4 ,HE FULLY ACKN[L$GES ! TACTICAL NECESSITY1 UND] ! CONDITIONS 9 PRE-REVOLUTION>Y 
,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA1 ( ,L59'S REL5TLESS FI<T AGA9/ ! LEFT BOL%EVIK1 ,BOGDANOV1 & O!R MORE OR 
LESS \TSPOK5 FOLL[]S ( ,MA*'S IDEAS :O 9 SPITE ( !IR GOOD REVOLUTION>Y 9T5TIONS 
ACTUALLY JEOP>DIZ$ ! UNITY & WEAK5$ ! PROV5 REVOLUTION>Y 5]GY ( ! ,M>XI/ P>TY BY 
A REVISION ( ITS 0MONOLI?IC0 MAT]IALI/IC IDEOLOGY4 ,9 FACT1 ,PANNEKOEK GOES SOME:AT 
FUR!R 9 HIS POSITIVE APPRECIATION ( ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL TACTICS ( #aih ?AN SEEMS JU/IFI$ 
TO ?IS WRIT] EV5 9 A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS ( ! PA/4 ,IF HE HAD 9VE/IGAT$1 9 HIS 
CRITICAL REVISION ( ,L59'S ANTI-,MA*I/ FI<T1 ! T5D5CIES REPRES5T$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN ,MA*I/S 
AS WELL AS ?OSE ( !IR ,G]MAN RNA/]S HE MI<T HAVE BE5 W>N$ AGA9/ ! UNIMPEA*ABLE 
CORRECTNESS ( ,L59'S ATTITUDE 9 ! IDEOLOGICAL /RUGGLES ( #aih BY A LAT] OCCURR5CE4 ,:5 
,L591 AFT] #a#i#h1 WAS ?R\< ) ! ,MA*I/ OPPOSITION :I* HAD >IS5 )9 ! C5TRAL 
COMMITTEE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY ITSELF1 HE REG>D$ ?AT :OLE 9CID5T AS CLOS$4 ,9 ! PREFACE 
TO ! SECOND ,RUSSIAN $ITION ( HIS BOOK1 9 #a#i#b1 HE M5TION$ ! FACT ?AT HE HAD 0NO 
OPPORTUNITY TO EXAM9E ,BOGDANOV'S LATE/ WORKS10 BUT WAS QUITE CONV9C$1 BY :AT HE HAD BE5 
TOLD BY O!RS1 ?AT 0UND] ! GUISE ( ^*PROLET>IAN CULTURE' ,BOGDANOV IS 9TRODUC+ 
B\RGEOIS & REACTION>Y VIEWS40 ,YET HE DID NOT DELIV] HIM TO ! ,G4,P4,U4 TO BE 9/ANTLY 
%OT = ?IS HORRIBLE CRIME4 ,HE WAS QUITE CONT5T1 9 ?OSE PRE-,/AL9I/ DAYS1 TO LEAVE ! 
SPIRITUAL EXECUTION TO ! GOOD & RELIABLE P>TY-WORK] :OSE >TICLE HE ANNEX$ TO HIS BOOK4 
,?US WE LE>N FROM ! FAI?FUL ,L59I/1 ,V4 ,I4 ,NEVSKY1 ?AT ,BOGDANOV HAD NOT ONLY UNREP5TANTLY 
P]SI/$ 9 HIS =M] ,MA*I/ ]RORS1 BUT EV5 HAD ADD$ TO !M A NEW & MORE GL>+ CRIME ( 
OMISSION4 ,IT IS A 0CURI\S CIRCUM/ANCE10 REPORTS ,NEVSKY1 ?AT 9 ALL HIS WRIT+S ON 
!ORETICAL TOPICS & ON ! PROBLEMS ( PROLET>IAN CULTURE PUBLI%$ DUR+ ! P]IOD ( ! 
DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ,BOGDANOV NEV] M5TION$ A S+LE WORD AB\T 0PRODUCTION & 
! SY/EM ( ITS MANAGEM5T DUR+ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 JU/ AS !RE IS NOT 
M5TION$ A WORD AB\T ! DICTATOR%IP ITSELF40 ,! FACT PROVES1 9DE$1 ! UNRE=M$ & 
UNRE=MABLE *>ACT] ( ?AT 0IDEALI/IC0 S9N] AGA9/ ! V]Y PR9CIPLES UND]LY+ 
! MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY ( ,L59 & HIS FOLL[]S4 ,WE DO NOT WANT TO IMPLY H]E ?AT ,BOGDANOV'S 
DEF9ITIONS ( ! PHYSICAL WORLD AS 0SOCIALLY ORGANIZ$ EXP]I5CE10 ( MATT] AS 
0NO?+ ELSE ?AN RESI/ANCE TO COLLECTIVE LABOR EF=TS01 & NATURE AS ! 
0UNFOLD+ PANORAMA ( WORK-EXP]I5CE10 CONTA9 A REALLY MAT]IALI/IC & PROLET>IAN 
SOLUTION ( ! PROBLEM RAIS$ BY ,M>X 9 HIS ,!SES ON ,FEU]BA* ( #ahde :5 HE SAID ?AT 
0! *IEF DEFECT ( ALL HI!RTO EXI/+ MAT]IALISM WAS ?AT ! GIV5 WORLD1 REALITY1 
S5SU\SNESS1 WAS CONCEIV$ ONLY 9 ! =M ( ! OBJECT OR ( CONTEMPLATION BUT NOT SUBJECTIVELY 
AS HUMAN S5SU\S ACTIVITY OR AS REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE4 ,! REAL PO9T IS ?AT WE %\LD NOT UND] 
ANY CONDITIONS1 EI!R TODAY OR EV5 RETROSPECTIVELY1 MAKE ! SLI<TE/ CONCESSION TO ?AT BASIC 
FALLACY 9H]5T 9 ,L59'S PHILOSOPHICAL FI<T AGA9/ ,MA*ISM & FAI?FULLY REPEAT$ BY HIS 
M9OR FOLL[]S 9 !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! MAT]IALI/IC ATTEMPTS ( SCI5TIFIC POSITIVISM 
TODAY4 

,?IS FALLACY IS ?AT ! MILITANT *>ACT] ( A REVOLUTION>Y MAT]IALI/ !ORY CAN & MU/ BE 
MA9TA9$ AGA9/ ! WEAK5+ 9FLU5CES ( O!R APP>5TLY HO/ILE !ORETICAL T5D5CIES BY 
ANY MEANS TO ! EXCLUSION ( MODIFICATIONS MADE IMP]ATIVE BY FUR!R SCI5TIFIC CRITICISM & 
RESE>*4 ,?IS FALLACI\S CONCEPTION CAUS$ ,L59 TO EVADE DISCUSSION ON !IR M]ITS ( SU* NEW 
SCI5TIFIC CONCEPTS & !ORIES ?AT 9 HIS JUDGM5T JEOP>DIZ$ ! PROV$ FI<T+ VALUE ( 
?AT REVOLUTION>Y 7?\< NOT NECESS>ILY PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION>Y7 MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY ?AT 
HIS ,M>XI/ P>TY HAD ADOPT$1 LESS FROM ,M>X & ,5GELS ?AN FROM !IR PHILOSOPHICAL TEA*]S1 
! B\RGEOIS MAT]IALI/S FROM ,HOLBA* TO ,FEU]BA* & !IR IDEALI/IC ANTAGONI/1 ! 
DIALECTICAL PHILOSOPH] ,HEGEL4 ,RA!R HE /UCK TO HIS GUNS1 PREF]R+ ! IMM$IATE PRACTICAL 
UTILITY ( A GIV5 IDEOLOGY TO ITS !ORETICAL TRU? 9 A *ANG+ WORLD4 ,?IS DOCTR9AIRE 
ATTITUDE1 BY ! WAY1 RUNS P>ALLEL TO ,L59'S POLITICAL PRACTICE4 ,IT CORRESPONDS TO HIS 
UN%AKABLE JACOB9IC BELIEF 9 A GIV5 POLITICAL =M 7( A P>TY1 A DICTATOR%IP1 OR A /ATE7 
:I* HAS BE5 F\ND USEFUL TO ! AIMS ( ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION ( ! PA/ & CAN !RE=E 
BE TRU/$ AS USEFUL TO ! AIMS ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION AS WELL4 ,BO? 9 HIS REVOLUTION>Y 
MAT]IALI/ PHILOSOPHY & M HIS REVOLUTION>Y JACOB9IC POLITICS1 ,L59 HID FROM HIMSELF ! 
HI/ORICAL TRU? ?AT HIS ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 9 SPITE ( A TEMPOR>Y ATTEMPT TO BREAK ?R\< ITS 
P>TICUL> LIMITATIONS 9 CONNECTION ) ! SIMULTANE\S REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! 
PROLET>IAN CLASS 9 ! ,WE/1 WAS B\ND TO REMA9 9 FACT A BELAT$ SUCCESSOR ( ! GREAT 
B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS ( ! PA/4 

,IT IS A LONG WAY FROM ,L59'S VIOL5T PHILOSOPHICAL ATTACK ON ,MA* & ,AV5>IUS'S 
0IDEALI/IC0 POSITIVISM & EMPIRIOCRITICISM TO ?AT REF9$ SCI5TIFIC CRITICISM ( ! 
LATE/ DEVELOPM5TS )9 ! POSITIVI/ CAMP :I* WAS PUBLI%$ 9 #ai* 9 ! EXTREMELY 
CULTUR$ P]IODICAL ( ! ,5GLI% ,COMMUNI/ P>TY4.<#h.> ,YET 
!RE IS UND]LY+ ?IS CRITICAL ATTACK ON ! MO/ PROGRESSIVE =M ( MOD]N POSITIVI/IC 
?\<T ! SAME OLD ,L59I/ FALLACY4 ,! CRITIC C>EFULLY AVOIDS COMMITT+ HIMSELF TO ANY S*OOL 
( PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T4 ,HE W\LD MO/ LIKELY AGREE ) ,LUDWIG ,WITTG5/E9 :O 9 HIS F9AL 
PHASE DEALT ) ALL PHILOSOPHY AS A CURABLE DISEASE RA!R ?AN A S]IES ( PROBLEMS4 ,YET HE BASES 
HIS :OLE >GUM5T AGA9/ MOD]N POSITIVISM ON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ! VIGOR\S FI<T WAG$ BY ! 
OLD MILITANT POSITIVISM AGA9/ ALL PHILOSOPHY WAS F\ND$ ON ! V]Y FACT ?AT ?IS OLD 
POSITIVISM HAD />T$ FROM A DI/9CTLY PHILOSOPHICAL CRE$ ITSELF4 ,:5 !RE=E ! LATE/ & 
9 SOME RESPECTS MO/ SCI5TIFIC S*OOL ( ! MOD]N 0,LOGICAL ,POSITIVI/S0 AS 
REPRES5T$ BY ,R4 ,C>NAP REC5TLY )DREW TEMPOR>ILY FROM ! 0PHILOSOPHICAL0 ATTEMPT 
( CON/RUCT+ 0ONE HOMOG5E\S SY/EM ( LAWS = ! :OLE ( SCI5CE10 & 9/EAD 
CONC5TRAT$ ON ! MORE MODE/ TASK ( E/ABLI%+ A 0UNITY ( ! LANGUAGE ( ALL 
SCI5CE0.<#i.> IT W\LD FOLL[ FROM ! >GUM5T BR\<T 
=W>D BY !IR PSEUDO-,L59I/ CRITIC ?AT BY ! SAME PROCESS BY :I* !Y AB&ON !IR =M] 
PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS !Y MU/ NECESS>ILY WEAK5 ALSO ! CRUSAD+ >DOR ( !IR =M] 
ANTI-PHILOSOPHICAL FI<T4 0,! POSITIVI/ :O DI/URB$ EV]Y PHILOSOPHICAL BACKWAT] ) 
RUDE CRIES ( NONS5SE10 SAYS ! CRITICS1 0IS N[ R$UC$ TO SAY+1 9 ! MILDE/ & 
MO/ 9(F5SIVE MANN]1 NONS5SE IS MY LANGUAGE04 ,IT IS EASY TO SEE ?AT ?IS >GUM5T CAN BE 
US$ 9 A TW(OLD MANN]1 AS A !ORETICAL ATTACK AGA9/ ! CONFUSION BETWE5 PHILOSOPHY & 
SCI5CE UND]LY+ ! E>LI] PHASES ( POSITIVISM1 & AS A PRACTICAL JU/IFICATION = KEEP+ 
UP ?AT PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS 9 SPITE ( ! BELAT$ DISCOV]Y ( ITS SCI5TIFIC UNS\NDNESS4 
,H[EV]1 ! :OLE >GUM5T IS NOT F\ND$ ON ANY S\ND LOGICAL OR EMPIRICAL REASON+4 ,!RE IS NO 
NE$ EI!R = ! MOD]N B\RGEOIS SCI5TI/ OR = ! ,M>XI/ TO /ICK TO AN OBSOLETE 
7POSITIVI/IC OR MAT]IALI/IC7 0PHILOSOPHY0 = ! PURPOSE ( PRES]V+ HIS FULL & 
UNBROK5 0MILITANCY0 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ?AT NECESS>ILY 9 ALL ITS =MS 
0IDEALI/IC0 SY/EM ( IDEAS :I* DUR+ ! LA/ C5TURY UND] ! NAME ( 
0PHILOSOPHY0 HAS WIDELY 7?\< NOT COMPLETELY7 REPLAC$ M$IEVAL RELIGI\S FAI? 9 ! 
IDEOLOGY ( MOD]N SOCIETY4 

,PANNEKOEK1 AL?\< NOT FULLY AB&ON+ ! BELIEF 9 ! NE$ ( A 0,M>XI/ PHILOSOPHY0 
= ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE ( ! MOD]N PROLET>IAN CLASS1 IS AW>E ( ! FACT ?AT 
PRES5T-DAY ,L59I/ 0MAT]IALISM0 IS ABSOLUTELY UNFIT TO S]VE ?IS PURPOSE4 ,IT IS 
RA!R A SUITABLE IDEOLOGICAL BASE ( ?AT NO LONG] ESS5TIALLY ANTI-CAPITALI/IC BUT ONLY 
0ANTI-REACTION>Y0 & 0ANTI-FASCI/0 MOVEM5T :I* HAS REC5TLY BE5 
9AUGURAT$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES ALL OV] ! WORLD UND] ! NEW SLOGANS ( A 0,PEOPLE'S 
,FRONT0 OR 9 SOME CASES EV5 ( A 0,NATIONAL ,FRONT40 ,?IS PRES5T-DAY ,L59I/ 
IDEOLOGY ( ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES :I* 9 PR9CIPLE CON=MS TO ! TRADITIONAL IDEOLOGY ( ! 
OLD ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC P>TY DOES NO LONG] EXPRESS ANY P>TICUL> AIMS ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 
,ACCORD+ TO ,PANNEKOEK1 IT IS RA!R A NATURAL EXPRESSION ( ! AIMS ( ! NEW CLASS ( ! 
9TELLIG5TSIA I4E41 AN IDEOLOGY :I* ! V>I\S /RATA BELONG+ TO ?IS SO-CALL$ NEW CLASS 
W\LD BE LIKELY TO ADOPT AS SOON AS !Y W]E FRE$ FROM ! IDEOLOGICAL 9FLU5CE ( ! DECAY+ 
B\RGEOISIE4 ,TRANSLAT$ 9TO PHILOSOPHICAL T]MS1 ?IS MEANS ?AT ! 0NEW MAT]IALISM0 
( ,L59 IS ! GREAT 9/RUM5T :I* IS N[ US$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES 9 ! ATTEMPT TO 
SEP>ATE AN IMPORTANT SECTION ( ! B\RGEOISIE FROM ! TRADITIONAL RELIGION & IDEALI/IC 
PHILOSOPHIES UPHELD BY ! UPP] & HI!RTO RUL+ /RATA ( ! B\RGEOIS CLASS1 & TO W9 !M 
OV] TO ?AT SY/EM ( /ATE CAPITALI/IC PLANN+ ( 9DU/RY :I* = ! WORK]S MEANS JU/ 
ANO!R =M ( SLAV]Y & EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS1 ACCORD+ TO ,PANNEKOEK1 IS ! TRUE POLITICAL 
SIGNIFICANCE ( ,L59'S MAT]IALI/IC PHILOSOPHY4 
,NOTES 

#e4 .<,ORIG9AL FOOTNOTE.> ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK1 ,L59 ALS 
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#f4 ,SEE3 ,L591 ,COLLECT$ ,WORKS1 ,VOL4 ,X,I,I,I1 ,9T]NATIONAL 
,PUBLI%]S4 ,NEW ,YORK #a#i#b#g3 P4 #b#i#a4 

#g4 ,SEE3 ,L594 ,AUS DEM ,PHILOSOPHIS*5 ,NA*LASS1 ,EXZ]PTE 
& ,R&GLOSS54 ,G]MAN $4 ,B]L91 #a#i#c#b2 P4 #b#a#b4 

#h4 ,SEE3 ,M4 ,BLACK4 ,! ,EVOLUTION ( ,POSITIVISM4 ,! ,MOD]N 
,QU>T]LY1 VOL4 #a4 ,NO4 #a4 ,LONDON #a#i#c#h4 

#i4 ,SEE3 ,R4 ,C>NAP4 ,LOGICAL ,F\NDATIONS ( ! ,UNITY ( 
,SCI5CE1 #a#i#c#h4 

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