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99 | What is Dialectics? Part VI: From Explanation to Emancipation: Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism

What's Left of Philosophy

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Hegemony and Emancipation in Socialist Movements

This chapter explores the complexities of middle-class involvement in socialist movements, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a working-class focus for effective social change. It delves into the interplay between scientific understanding, belief systems, and activism, examining how knowledge informs action and the role of scholarship in social science. The discussion highlights the challenges of fostering collective action while navigating the intricacies of human motivation and the limitations of critical realism.

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