| Dietzgen was a pioneer of dialectical materialism and a fundamental influence on Anarchist and Socialist thought. He discovered that the thinking process involves two opposing events, generalisation and specialisation, and is therefore dialectical in nature. Although a philosophical materialist, he extended these concepts to include many factors that had a real impact on the world. His work is vital for theorists today, laying the basis for non-dogmatic, flexible yet principled Socialist politics. |
