materialism; philosophical doctrine that matter is primary
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materialism; the philosophical doctrine that matter is the fundamental substance of the world and that consciousness is derived from matter
formalOften contrasted with idealism (唯心论). In Marxist contexts, it refers specifically to dialectical materialism.
Biàn辩
zhèng证
wéi唯
wù物
lùn论
shì是
mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
zhé哲
xué学
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
jī基
chǔ础
。
Dialectical materialism is the theoretical foundation of Marxist philosophy.
Tā他
jiān坚
chí持
wéi唯
wù物
lùn论
de的
guān观
diǎn点
，
rèn认
wéi为
wù物
zhì质
jué决
dìng定
yì意
shi识
。
He adheres to the materialist view that matter determines consciousness.
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Zài在
xué学
xí习
zhé哲
xué学
shǐ史
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
lǐ理
jiě解
wéi唯
wù物
lùn论
yǔ与
wéi唯
xīn心
lùn论
de的
gēn根
běn本
qū区
bié别
。
When studying the history of philosophy, we need to understand the fundamental difference between materialism and idealism.