dialectical materialism
noun
Simple meaning
The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
daɪəˈlɛktɪkəlməˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm
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Definition
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noun
philosophy
The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.
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This meaning: The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.
Used this way, dialectical materialism is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in academic writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Academic writing
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