IAAJAH - IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities
Vol. 10 No. 1, 2024
MARX'S THEORY OF DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM AS A CONTEMPORARY MODEL FOR NATION BUILDING: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Orji, Chidi Paul, Ph.D.

ABSTRACT

Karl Marx's bundle of ideas, postulates, and views is known as dialectical materialism. In it, he speculated about political and economic remedies to the issues facing France. It was a response to what he perceived as unfairness and social and economic wrongs that were quickly establishing themselves as the norm in his society. The relevance of actual circumstances in terms of class, labor, and socioeconomic interactions was underlined by the Marxist dialectic. Contrarily, the Hegelian dialectic emphasizes the notion that inconsistencies in natural occurrences can be resolved by deciphering them and synthesizing a resolution while preserving their essential characteristics. Marx thought addressing and rearranging the social organization systems at the core of the issues would be the most effective way to handle the issues brought on by stated contradictory phenomena. With this in mind, the goal of this research work is to critically analyze Marx's theory of dialectical materialism and then show how, if properly embraced in society, it may aid in the building of a nation. This study will eventually come to the conclusion that, despite communism's failure in practice, it still contains some key ideas and principles that are essential to the advancement of a nation.

Keywords: Karl Marx, Dialectical Materialism, Capitalism, Nation building
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