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Can someone explain dialectical and historical materialism to me? (lemmygrad.ml)

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I read the entire book Joe wrote but I'm not sure I'm fully understanding it

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Materialism: Things that happen, had a cause. Nothing "just happens". Sometimes there is a long chain of causes/effects that lead to a big event, even if we don't know all the details yet (or ever). The more details we learn, the more causes/effects can be mapped out, the better our predictive ability becomes regarding future causes/effects.

Dialectics: Basically, just troubleshooting a solution to a conflict.