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Which among the following is/are advocated by Karl Marx in proposing the Dialectical process?
Which among the following is/are advocated by Karl Marx in proposing the Dialectical process?
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Marx’s dialectic centers on material reality and mutual shaping of subjects and conditions — not idealist abstractions.
Updated On: Apr 26, 2025
- Accepting that the driving force of history is humans’ relation to matter
- Acknowledging that both the knower and the thing known are in continual process of mutual adaptation
- Interpreting the world as moving in the direction of increasing abstraction
- Accepting the thesis that it is “Spirit” that causes history to develop
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Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Marx's dialectics.
Marx turns Hegel’s idealism into materialism. He argues that history is driven by material conditions (not abstract ideas).
Step 2: Dialectical interaction.
Marx acknowledges mutual influence between individuals (subjects) and material conditions (objects) — a dynamic process, not a static one.
Step 3: Option evaluation.
(A) is correct — central to historical materialism.
(B) aligns with Marx’s dynamic view of human-world interaction.
(C) reflects Hegelian idealism — not Marxist.
(D) also represents Hegel's idea of “Spirit” — rejected by Marx.
Marx turns Hegel’s idealism into materialism. He argues that history is driven by material conditions (not abstract ideas).
Step 2: Dialectical interaction.
Marx acknowledges mutual influence between individuals (subjects) and material conditions (objects) — a dynamic process, not a static one.
Step 3: Option evaluation.
(A) is correct — central to historical materialism.
(B) aligns with Marx’s dynamic view of human-world interaction.
(C) reflects Hegelian idealism — not Marxist.
(D) also represents Hegel's idea of “Spirit” — rejected by Marx.
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