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Dialectics Deep Dive: The Final Installment

Revolutionary Left Radio

CHAPTER

Interplay of Causal Factors and Unintended Consequences

The chapter explores the materialist conception of history through Engels' letter to Block, highlighting the complexity of historical events influenced by economic, political, and societal factors. It discusses the concept of unwilled wills and how individual intentions are obstructed by external forces, drawing parallels from physics and critiquing bourgeois ideologies of agency. The conversation delves into Marxist and Buddhist perspectives on free will, the interplay of base and superstructure, and the need for a nuanced understanding of historical wills shaped by societal elements.

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