dialectical materialism
noun
a form of materialism, developed chiefly by Karl Marx, noted especially for the application of the Hegelian dialectic in its philosophy of history.
Origin of dialectical materialism
First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for dialectical materialism
dialectical materialism
noun
the economic, political, and philosophical system of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that combines traditional materialism and Hegelian dialectic