While I agree with many of the Hegelian tenants that outline the scientific method espoused by Marx, I find it a little too extreme in application. That is to say, it focuses way too much on the ubiquitous nature of antagonistic contradictions within a concept or an idea to make it a legitimate force in creating a utopian or egalitarian society: it eliminates any visible form of progress through a process of negation that stretches to ad infinitum.

I guess no one has an opinion on the issue of dialectical materialism, or they are simply unfamiliar with the philosophy of Hegel and Marx.

Honestly, Marx was crazy nutso. As was Nelson Mandella, who was influenced by him.

Marx was just obsessed with philosophy; he wasn't crazy.

Nelson Mandela is cool...I loved his autobiography.

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Originally posted by Nihilis:
...to make it a legitimate force in creating a utopian ... society...

No wonder you get no feedback. Even if someone was as interested in pecularities of dialectical materialism as you are, they would be at a loss for words to address your post.

I simply attribute it to an ignorance of the subject.