,ON ,MAT]IALI/ ,DIALECTIC ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* ,TEXT 3 ,FIR/ PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONALE1 #aibd ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,K>L-,HE9Z ,OTTO ,S\RCE3 ,CLASS ,AGA9/ ,CLASS2 ,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ZDRAVKO ,SAVESKI1 = M>XI/S4ORG #b#i4 ,VLADIMIR ,ILI* ,L59 DECL>$ TWO YE>S AGO 9 HIS >TICLE 0,UND] ! ,BANN] ( ,M>XISM10 PUBLI%$ 9 ISSUE NO4 #ba ( ! J\RNAL ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 ?AT ONE ( ! TWO GREAT TASKS :I* COMMUNISM MU/ DEAL ) 9 ! FIELD ( IDEOLOGY IS 0TO ORGANIZE A SY/EMATIC /UDY ( ,HEGEL'S DIALECTIC FROM A MAT]IALI/ /&PO9T2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! DIALECTIC :I* ,M>X SO SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOY$ 9 A CONCRETE MANN] NOT ONLY 9 ,CAPITAL BUT ALSO 9 HIS HI/ORICAL & POLITICAL WORKS40 ,L59 !N DID NOT %>E ! GREAT ANXIETY ?AT SOMEONE JU/ MIXI/-COMMUNI/ !ORY-AN ANXIETY :I* IS COMMONLY VOIC$ TODAY BY MANY ( \R LEAD+ COMRADES AS SOON AS ANYONE AT ANY TIME TRIES TO UND]TAKE A PRACTICAL ATTEMPT TO 5GAGE HIMSELF 9 ?IS PROGRAM ( ,L59'S4 ,A FEW EXAMPLES MI AGO1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 #h YE>S1 ! ,ME9] ,PUBLI%+ ,COMPANY PUBLI%$ AN $ITION ( ! L>G] ,HEGELIAN ,LOGIC1 A =MAL W>N+ APPE>$ 9 ! ,R$ ,FLAG1 ,MAY #b1 #a#i#b#c1 ( ! DANG] ?IS NEW ,HEGEL W\LD POSE TO ALL ?OSE :O1 9 /UDY+ ,HEGEL'S DIALECTIC1 0LACK$ A CRITICAL KN[L$GE ( ! :OLE HI/ORY ( PHILOSOPHY & MOREOV] AN ACCURATE FAMILI>ITY ) ! MA9 RESULTS & ME?ODS ( ! NATURAL SCI5CES S9CE ,HEGEL'S TIME04 ,EITY1 ! ,9T]NATIONALE1 COMPLETELY IGNOR$ ! :OLE BOOK BY ,LUKACS = REASONS ( SIMPLICITY4 ,BELA ,KUN1 9 HIS ESSAY ON 0,! ,PROPAGATION ( ,L59ISM0 9 ! LATE/ ISSUE 7NO4 #c#c7 ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 NOT ONLY DRAWS ATT5TION TO DEVIATIONS ALREADY CURR5T BUT MOREOV] OBS]VES ?AT 0SOME ,COMMUNI/ PUBLICI/S1 AS YET )\T A POLITICAL NAME1 C\LD DEVIATE 9 ! NE> FUTURE 9TO REVISIONI/ BYLAWS1 DEP>T+ FROM OR?ODOX ,M>XISM40 767 ,AFT] !SE EXAMPLES1 ( :I* !RE >E MANY1 ONE MILI] & LA/LY 9 ! ESSAY ( #a#i#b#b-?AT 9 \R WORK ( ,COMMUNI/ 5LIX & ,5GELS BUT ALSO ( 0,HEGEL'S DIALECTIC10 DID NOT MEET ) V]Y MU* UND]/&+ 9 ! LEAD+ !ORETICAL CIRCLES ( ! ,COM9T]N1 & /ILL LESS AMONG ! !ORETICIANS ( ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ P>TY4 ,:5 WE LOOK = ! CAUSES ( ?IS PH5OM5ON WE MU/ MAKE DI/9CTIONS4 ,TO ONE FACTION 7TYPIFI$ BY ,BUKH>9'S BOOK ,! ,!ORY ( ,HI/ORICAL ,MAT]IALISM7 ! :OLE ( 0PHILOSOPHY0 HAS FUNDAM5TALLY ALREADY REA*$ A PO9T ?AT 9 REALITY IT WAS TO REA* ONLY 9 ! SECOND PHASE ( ,COMMUNI/ SOCIETY AFT] ! FULL VICTORY ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 VIZ4 ! TRANSC5D$ /&PO9T ( AN UN5LI-CRY UND] :I* ! BUR<] CLASS UND]TOOK ITS /RUGGLE = P[] FROM ! BEG9N+1 IS ALSO TODAY /ILL ! SPECIFIC B\RGEOIS ME?OD ( SCI5TIFIC RESE>*1 :I*1 IT IS TRUE1 IS SOMETIMES !ORETICALLY R5\NC$ BY ! REPRES5TATIVES ( MOD]N B\RGEOIS SCI5CE 9 ! PRES5T P]IOD ( ! DECL9E ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 BUT :I* 9 PRACTICE WILL BE CLUNG TO4 ,TO ! O!R FACTION ?IS MATT] IS MORE COMPLICAT$4 ,H]E PEOPLE SEE A 0DANG]0 9 A H[EV] 0MAT]IALI/ICALLY0 TURN$ OCCUPATION ) ,HEGEL'S DIALECTICAL ME?OD = ! REASON ?AT !Y KN[ ONLY TOO WELL ?IS DANG] FROM !IR [N EXP]I5CE1 & 9DE$ SECRETLY BECOME ITS VICTIMS AS (T5 AS !Y >E EXPOS$ TO IT4 ,?IS P]HAPS SOME:AT BOLD S\ND+ ASS]TION WILL NOT ONLY BE ILLU/RAT$ BUT PROV5 \TRITICLE1 0,ON ! ,MATT] ( ,DIALECTIC10 BY ,A4 ,?ALHEIM]1 PUBLI%$ 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,S1 NO4 #i 7,MAY #a#i#b#c71 & AT ! SAME TIME ALSO 9 ! 9=MATION %EETS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,ACADEMY 9 ,MOSC[4 ,9 ?IS >TICLE1 ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIRN] L9KS UP ) ,FRANZ ,MEHR+'S !SIS-:I* ,I %>E & HOLD T5ABLE-?AT FROM ! ,M>XI/ DIALECTICAL-MAT]IALI/ /&PO9T IT IS NO LONG] PRACTICAL & FACTUALLY NOT EV5 POSSIBLE TO DEAL ) ?IS 0MAT]IALI/ DIALECTICAL0 ME?OD SEP>AT$ FROM A CONCRETE 0MATT]40 ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIM] DECL>ES ?AT AL?\< ,MEHR+'S REJECTION ( AN AB/RACT TREATM5T ( ! DIALECTICAL ME?OD REPRES5TS AS SU* A CORRECT NUCLEUS1 IT NEV]!LESS 0OV]/EPS ITS GOAL40 ,TO WORK \T A DIALECTIC IS 0AN URG5T NECESSITY10 9T] ALIA1 BECAUSE 09 ! MO/ PROGRESSIVE P>TS ( ! WORLD PROLET>IAT ! NE$ >ISES TO CREATE A COMPREH5SIVE & ORD]LY WORLD-VIEW 7671 SOME?+ ?AT LIES BEYOND ! PRACTICAL DEM&S ( ! /RUGGLE & ! BUILD+ ( SOCIALISM10 & ?IS1 FUR!RMORE1 CONTA9S )9 ITSELF 0! DEM& = A DIALECTIC40 ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIM] !N GOES ON ?AT 9 COMPOS+ SU* A DIALECTIC ONE \ BE IT FROM US TO SAY ?AT ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIM] IS AN IDEALI/ DIALECTICIAN4 ,WE HAVE /AT$ ELSE:]E 70,L59 & ! ,COM9T]N07 ?AT ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIM] AV[S AN APP>5TLY MAT]IALI/IC-DIALECTICAL ME?OD 9 A LAT] ESSAY :I* IS 9 REALITY NOT DIALECTICAL AT ALL BUT IS PURE POSITIVISM4 ,WE CAN H]E SUPPLEM5T ?IS /ATEM5T BY SAY+ ?AT AS F> AS ,COMRADE ,?ALHEIM] IS A DIALECTICIAN HE IS AN IDEALI/ DIALECTICIAN & CONCEIVES ! DIALECTICAL ME?OD 9 NO O!R ?AN ITS ,HEGELIAN-IDEALI/ =M4 ,& ! PRO( !RE( WE WI% TO >RIVE AT POSITIVELY BY /AT+ :AT 9 \R CONCEPTION CON/ITUTES ! ESS5CE ( MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC1 ?AT IS1 ,HEGEL'S DIALECTIC APPLI$ MAT]IALI/ICALLY BY ,M>X & ,L594 ,9 DO+ SO1 WE CONNECT ) ! RESULTS ( \R E>LI] PUBLI%$ 9VE/IGATIONS ON ! RELATION ( ,M>XISM & ,PHILOSOPHY4 ,IT IS HI< TIME TO DISP5SE ) ! SUP]FICIAL NOTION ?AT ! TRANSITION FROM ! IDEALI/ DIALECTIC ( ,HEGEL TO ! MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC ( ,M>X W\LD BE SU* A SIMPLE MATT] AS TO HE A*IEV$ BY A M]E 0OV]TURN+10 A M]E 0TURN+ UPSIDE D[N10 ( A ME?OD REMA9+ O!R' WISE UNALT]$4 ,!RE >E C]TA9LY SOME G5]ALLY KN[N PASSAGES 9 ,M>X :]E HE HIMSELF *>ACT]IZ$ 9 ?IS AB/RACT WAY ! DIFF]5CE ( HIS ME?OD FROM ,HEGEL'S AS A M]E CONTRA/4 ,H[EV]1 :OEV] DOES NOT DET]M9E ! MEAN+ ( ,M>X'S ME?OD FROM !SE QUOTATIONS1 BUT 9/EAD DELVES 9TO ,M>X'S !ORETICAL PRACTICE1 WILL SOON EASILY SEE ?AT ?IS 0TRANSITION0 9 ME?OD1 LIKE ALL TRANSITIONS1 REPRES5TS NOT A M]E AB/RACT ROTATION1 BUT RA!R HAS A RI* CONCRETE CONT5T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME AS CLASSICAL ECONOMICS DEVELOP$ ! !ORY ( VALUE 9 ! 0MY/IFI$0 & AB/RACT UNHI/ORICAL =M ( ,RIC>DO1 CLASSICAL ,G]MAN PHILOSOPHY ALSO MADE ! ATTEMPT1 9 A LIKEWISE MY/ICAL & AB/RACT MANN]1 TO BREAK ?R\< ! B>RI]S ( B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY4 ,LIKE ,RIC>DO'S !ORY ( VALUE1 ! 0DIALECTICAL ME?OD0 DEVELOP$ AT ! SAME TIME 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y EPO* ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 & ALREADY %[S 9 ITS CONSEQU5CES ! WAY BEYOND B\RGEOIS SOCIETY 7JU/ AS ! PRACTICAL REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! B\RGEOISIE ALSO P>TLY AIM$ BEYOND B\RGEOIS SOCIETY BE=E & UNTIL ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION MOVEM5T WAS TO CONFRONT IT 09DEP5D5TLY074 ,BUT ALL !SE P]CEPTIONS BR\D BY B\RGEOIS ECONOMICS & B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY HAD YET TO REMA9 9 ! LA/ 9/ANCE 0PURE0 P]CEPTIONS1 !IR CONCEPTS ! 0RECON/ITUT$ BE+10 !IR !ORIES NO?+ BUT PASSIVE 0REFLECTIONS0 ( ?IS BE+1 REAL 0IDEOLOGIES0 9 ! N>R[ & MORE PRECISE S5SE ( ?IS ,M>XIAN EXPRESSION4 ,B\RGEOIS ECONOMICS & B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY C\LD WELL RECOGNIZE ! 0CONTRADICTIONS10 ! 0ANT9OMIES0 ( ! B\RGEOIS ECONOMY & B\RGEOIS ?\ITY1 YET 9 ! 5D ! CONTRADICTIONS PREVAIL$4 ,IT IS ONLY ! NEW SCI5CE ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS :I* CAN BREAK ?IS BAN1 A SCI5CE ?AT UNLIKE B\RGEOIS SCI5CE IS NO LONG] JU/ 0PURE0 !ORETICAL SCI5CE1 BUT IS REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE AT ! SAME TIME4 ,! POLITICAL ECONOMY ( ,K>L ,M>X & ! MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS LEAD 9 !IR PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO A DISSOLUTION ( !SE CONTRADICTIONS 9 ! REALITY ( SOCIAL LIFE1 & !REBY AT ! SAME TIME 9 ! REALITY ( ?\L ,M>X :5 HE CR$ITS PROLET>IAN CLASS CONSCI\SNESS & HIS MAT]IALI/-DIALECTICAL ME?OD ) A P[] ?AT ! ME?OD ( B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY NEV] POSSESS$1 NOT EV5 9 ITS LA/1 RI*E/ & HIIAT1 JU/ = IT & ONLY = IT1 WILL IT BE POSSIBLE1 ?R\< ! DEVELOPM5T ( ITS CLASS CONSCI\SNESS BECOME PRACTICAL 9 T5D5CY1 TO OV]COME ?AT FETT] ( A /ILL REMA9+ 0IMM$IACY0 OR 0AB/RACTION0 :I* = ALL PURELY P]CEIV+ BEHAVIOR1 = ,HEGEL'S IDEALI/ DIALECTIC AS WELL1 CLE>LY REMA9S /&+ 9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS 9 9SUP]ABLE 0CONTRADICTIONS40 ,IT IS H]E1 & NOT 9 A M]ELY AB/RACT 09V]SION0 OR 0TURN+ UPSIDE D[N10 ?AT LIES ! REVOLUTION>Y FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ! IDEALI/ DIALECTIC1 ( CLASSICAL B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY1 9TO ?AT MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC :I* HAS BE5 !ORETICALLY CONCEPTUALIZ$ BY ,K>L ,M>X AS ! ME?OD ( A NEW SCI5CE & PRACTICE ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS1 & HAS BE5 APPLI$ 9 !ORY & PRACTICE ALIKE BY ,L594 ,:5 WE LOOK AT ! 0TRANSITION0 FROM ,HEGEL'S B\RGEOIS DIALECTIC TO ! PROLET>IAN DIALECTIC ( ,M>X-,L59 FROM ?IS HI/ORICAL VIEWPO9T1 WE IMM$IATELY GRASP ! COMPLETE ABSURDITY ( ! NOTION ?AT AN 9DEP5D5T 0SY/EM0 ( MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC IS POSSIBLE4 ,ONLY AN IDEALI/ DIALECTICIAN C\LD UND]TAKE AN ATTEMPT TO FREE ! TOTALITY ( =MS ( ?\E 9 P>T CONSCI\SLY APPLI$ 9 \R PRACTICE1 SCI5CE1 & PHILOSOPHY1 & 9 P>T MOVE ?R\< \R M9DS 9/9CTIVELY & UNCONSCI\SLY-FROM ! MAT]IAL :I* IS ! SUBJECT ( \R 9TUIT+1 IMAG9+ & YE>N+1 & 9 :I* !Y >E O!RWISE %R\D$1 & !N TO EXAM9E IT AS A SEP>ATE MAT]IAL 9 ITSELF4 ,! LA/ & GREATE/ ( ! IDEALI/ DIALECTICIANS1 ! BUR<] ,HEGEL1 HAD ALREADY P>TLY SE5 ?R\< ! 0UNTRU?0 ( ?IS /&PO9T & HAD 09TRODUC$ CONT5T 9TO LOGICAL REFLECTION 7SEE HIS PREFACE TO ! SECOND ,LASSON $ITION ( ! ,LOGIC1 P4 #f74 ,BUT ?IS AB/RACT ME?OD IS COMPLETELY ABSURD = ! MAT]IALI/ DIALECTICIAN1 ,AP>T FROM ITS RESPECTIVE CONCRETE HI/ORICAL CONT5T A REAL 0MAT]IALI/0 DIALECTIC CAN /ATE NO?+ AT ALL AB\T ! DET]M9ATIONS ( ?\L ,M>X ONCE VOIC$ 9 RELATION TO 0ECONOMIC CATEGORIES0 IS TO BE APPLI$ TO ! CONNECTION ( CATEGORIES OR DET]M9ATIONS ( ?\X ?RA%$ ,PR\DHON671 NOT 9 AN 09N] SY/EMATIC CONNECTION10 BUT EV5 !IR APP>5TLY PURELY LOGICAL & SY/EMATIC SEQU5CE IS 0DET]M9$ ?R\< ! RELATIONS :I* !Y HAVE TO ONE ANO!R M MOD]N B\RGEOIS SOCIETY40 ,) ! ALT]ATION ( HI/ORICAL REALITY & PRACTICE ! DET]M9ATIONS ( ?\Y PROLET>IAN MAT]IALI/ DIALECTIC 9 FAVOR ( A MODE ( ?\IAN CLASS CANNOT BE TAUTICUL> AB/RACT 0MAT]IAL10 NOR BY SO-CALL$ EXAMPLES4 ,IT CAN ONLY BE APPLI$ CONCRETELY 9 ! PRACTICE ( ! 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