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[BEST OF] On Contradiction - Mao

Revolutionary Left Radio

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How to Write Theory That's Oriented Toward the Masses

Mao's essay is an example of how to write theory that's oriented towards the masses. The tradition of summarizing complex philosophical ideas into more straightforward works has a long history within the Marxist tradition. Mao looks to examples that the masses will understand from their own lives in order to explain and demonstrate to his readers how the concept of identity functions.

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