historical materialism
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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historical materialism; the materialist conception of history
formalAbbreviated form of 历史唯物主义. A fundamental Marxist theory viewing history as driven by material conditions, economic forces, and class struggle rather than ideas or great individuals.
Wéi唯
wù物
shǐ史
guān观
rèn认
wéi为
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
jué决
dìng定
shēng生
chǎn产
guān关
xi系
。
Historical materialism holds that productive forces determine relations of production.
Xué学
xí习
wéi唯
wù物
shǐ史
guān观
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
shè社
huì会
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
guī规
lǜ律
。
Studying historical materialism helps one understand the laws of social development.
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Wéi唯
wù物
shǐ史
guān观
hé和
shèng剩
yú余
jià价
zhí值
xué学
shuō说
shì是
mǎ马
kè克
sī思
de的
liǎng两
dà大
fā发
xiàn现
。
Historical materialism and the theory of surplus value are Marx's two great discoveries.