Introduction to the philosophy of marxism: part one - R.S. Baghavan, foreword by CLR James

Out of print introduction to Marxist philosophy by R.S. Baghavan of Socialist Platform.
Foreword by CLR James-- one of his last pieces of writing.

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Contents:

-Foreword by C.L.R. James

-Preliminary
-The Task Posed by History
-Materialism
-Change is the only ‘Absolute Phenomenon
-Some Fundamental Principles
-The Unity of Opposites
-Development through Contradiction
-The Self-transformation of Opposites
-Negation of the Negation
-The Transformation from Quantity to Quality and Quality to Quantity

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RS Baghavan - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Marxism.pdf (3.64 MB)

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