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So, what have you been reading recently? | ๐Ÿ“š Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, January 11th, 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)
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[โ€“] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The analogies and examples are often times fallacious and misleading. If anyone wants a good introduction to the philosophy of Dialectical materialism, I recommend Adoratsky's Dialectical Materialism The Theoretical Foundation of Marxism-Leninism.

[โ€“] znsh@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I agree yeah, I find myself re-reading several paragraphs because I just sort of get lost in the examples.