SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture : Sociology of Theory Lecture 3
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2 key concepts the dialectic and idealism: the ideas of ludwig feuerbach (philosopher disagreed with hegel"s idealism) Which to him address the real, material conditions of human existence: introduction to the work of karl marx. 1) reaction to hegel agreed with hegels focus on the dialectic. However marx did not agree with the approach hegel took. Hegel tended to apply the dialectic only to ideas. Marx thought that the dialectic could apply to material aspects of life: reaction to feuerbach marx accepted/agreed with feuerbach"s idea of. Materialism but did not agree with the approach he took. Feuerbach tended to focus on the material aspects of life in a one-sided fashion. On the other hand, marx thought that a dialectical orientation to materialism was needed: dialectical materialism. Marx ended up borrowing what he saw as the two most important aspects from hegel and feuerbach. The dialectical relationships within the material world.