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DemocratSinceBirth

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6. man's reality does not come from his consciousness, but his consciousness comes from his reality

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 08:32 PM

Feb 2015

That makes sense because how you think is largely determined by where you are or as Marx would say where you are in relationship to the means of production than vice versa. I suspect if i was in the brush somewhere i would see the world much differently.

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What did Marx mean when he said he "stood Hegel on his head" ? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 OP

The Hegelian Dialectic is about thesis and antithesis, followed by synthesis Electric Monk Feb 2015 #1

I thought it had more to do with Marx discounting Hegel's "great man" theory... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #2

Yep. Hegel posited an endless thesis/antithesis/synthesis hifiguy Feb 2015 #4

It's hard to get folks to do stuff without incentivizing them. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #8

This assumes that you know your premises Laughing Coyote Feb 2022 #13

Welcome To The Forum, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2022 #14

Adding to the above reply...Marx used Hegel's dialectical method of explaining history YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #3

+ struggle4progress Feb 2015 #5

man's reality does not come from his consciousness, but his consciousness comes from his reality DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #6

Well Done! Anansi1171 Feb 2015 #7

Makes sense but seems to distort the meaning of "consciousness" Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #9

Good summary. I can't improve on it. eom. rogerashton Feb 2015 #11

I'm pretty sure he meant this.... pkdu Feb 2015 #10

Can I get a coffee without cream or sugar? Electric Monk Feb 2015 #12