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Fiction or Non-Fiction, academic or casual, theory or non-theory, feel free to mention books of any genre and on any topic. Previous week’s thread.
minus-squaremidas@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoI’ve heard many people say good things about the book, but I’ve never opened it. Do you like it ?
minus-square☭ whsprr ☭ 🇵🇸 🇻🇪@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoIt’s part of the prole wiki marxism 101 guide and also one of the first philosophy books I’ve ever read so it’s difficult for me to read it. But overall it’s really good at explaining.
minus-squareSaymaz@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoThe analogies and examples are often times fallacious and misleading. If anyone wants a good introduction to the philosophy of Dialectical materialism, I recommend Adoratsky’s Dialectical Materialism The Theoretical Foundation of Marxism-Leninism.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoThere’s an .epub version over on Comrade’s Library.
minus-square☭ whsprr ☭ 🇵🇸 🇻🇪@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoI agree yeah, I find myself re-reading several paragraphs because I just sort of get lost in the examples.
I’ve heard many people say good things about the book, but I’ve never opened it. Do you like it ?
It’s part of the prole wiki marxism 101 guide and also one of the first philosophy books I’ve ever read so it’s difficult for me to read it. But overall it’s really good at explaining.
The analogies and examples are often times fallacious and misleading. If anyone wants a good introduction to the philosophy of Dialectical materialism, I recommend Adoratsky’s Dialectical Materialism The Theoretical Foundation of Marxism-Leninism.
There’s an .epub version over on Comrade’s Library.
I agree yeah, I find myself re-reading several paragraphs because I just sort of get lost in the examples.