This paper intends to investigate the dialectical materialism if it has logical consistency and empirical justification.
ⅰ) The dialectical materialists assert that philosophy is a science on worldview (Weltanschauung) and that their philosophy has...
This paper intends to investigate the dialectical materialism if it has logical consistency and empirical justification.
ⅰ) The dialectical materialists assert that philosophy is a science on worldview (Weltanschauung) and that their philosophy has only absolute validity. That surely is contradictory to the spirit of philosophizing which asks for the attitude opposing dogmatism in pursuit of certainty and justification.
ⅱ) Their concept of matter is ambiguous for matter is defined not only as objective reality but also as abstract ideas.
ⅲ) The relation of consciousness to matter is double-aspected, for on the one hand, consciousness is reflected by the outer world, on the other, works on the matter positively.
ⅳ) The three principle of dialectical materialism are asserted to act effectively in both nature and society, but it is difficult to recognize their validity, and also it is obscure if they mean as a fact, or as what should be.
ⅴ) They use twin philosophical categories as a means to ideological equipment.
ⅵ) We finally conclude that the dialectical materialism is rather the communists' guide to their strategy and tactics than a philosophy, and that their definitious of important concepts-matter, consciousness, and etc.-are all alike ambiguous, obscure, or double aspected.