A-posteriori
Knowledge that comes from interacting directly with the world. A-posteriori knowledge is that which, in a Marxist sense, is assembled by the struggle of an individual with their material conditions, […]
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A-priori
Knowledge that proceeds from axioms, whether logically or otherwise. Axioms are created through the gathering of a-posteriori information over time.
Causes, the four
Aristotle posited four logical causes for any phenomenon to help analyze that phenomenon: 1. Material causes are those things which are caused by the underlying matter itself. The material […]
Contradiction
A core analytical tool; contradictions are the inherently opposed logical extensions or compositions of any given state of affairs. Contradiction is what drives change as two or more incompatible propositions […]
Dialectical materialism
The study of phenomena and matter in motion and counterposed in the unity of opposites. Materialism is a first principle which states that the material, actually-existing world is primary […]
First principle
A first principle is a basic assumption or axiom about the world that cannot be deduced from logical arguments. First principles are generally the result of material conditions of individuals […]