Soviet Russian Dialectical Materialism [Diamat]

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This book offers a critical outline of the sources of the history, of the spirit and of the doctrines of present-day Soviet Russian Dialectical Materialism ('Diamat'), i.e. of the philosophical foundations of Marxism Leninism. It is scarcely necessary to stress the usefulness of a short outline of this kind, as Russian sources are not easily accessible in the West and as it is of considerable interest to know the doctrines which make up the faith of the Communists in all countries. The material for this book was first made public in a series of lectures at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), first in French in the summer term of 1949, later in English at the Summer School in the same year. The French text, slightly expanded, was translated into German by Miss M. Hoerkens, Dipl. rer. pol. Various imperfections in the wording of the text and in the bibliography can be explained by the process of formation of this book. The author hopes that such imperfections will not prove disturbing. Józef Maria Bocheński (Czuszów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, 30 August 1902 – 8 February 1995, Fribourg, Switzerland) was a Polish Dominican, logician and philosopher. Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Dedication Preface to the First and Second Edition Abbreviations Sources and Method Historical Section I. The Western Origins II. The Russian Origins: Lenin III. The History of Philosophy in Soviet Russia IV. External Characteristics and Spirit Systematic Section V. Definition and Classification of Philosophy VI. Realism and Rationalism VII. Materialism VIII. The Dialectic IX. Methodology: Applications X. Historical Materialism XI. The Value of Dialectical Materialism as a Theory XII. Concluding Remarks Appendix I Appendix II Readings Bibliography Subject-Index Name-Index