http://www.shvoong.com/tags/materialism/rss.xml Summaries, Abstracts, Synopses Reviews, Notes & Short Essays on Materialism Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:51:00 GMT Karl Marx's strongest contribution was in writing an economic history of Europe that paid close attention to social classes, the formation of new cla http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/sociology/441491-marxism-historical-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/sociology/441491-marxism-historical-materialism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:18:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Platonism and Materialism, This paper is about the idealist/materialist argument that has continued in western philosophy since the days before Plato. It takes as a starting poi http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_philosophy/444011-platonism-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_philosophy/444011-platonism-materialism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:21:00 GMT Through the theory of historical materialism. Marx illustrates that social organizations are not natural, they are shaped by modes of production. This http://www.shvoong.com/f/law-and-politics/politics/contemporary-theory/450640-marx-historical-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/law-and-politics/politics/contemporary-theory/450640-marx-historical-materialism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:25:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Searle's Criticism of Materialism, John Searle, a contemporary philosopher of mind, in his book, "The Rediscovery of the Mind", talks about his theory of the mind, which he ca http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_philosophy/453286-searle-criticism-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_philosophy/453286-searle-criticism-materialism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:27:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Historical Materialism, This paper contends that, in discussing Karl Marx's basic tenets in the inherent presence of class conflict in a modern, capitalist society, it is in http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/455124-historical-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/455124-historical-materialism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:28:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - THE EVILS OF MATERIALISM IN OUR SOCIETY, The desire to get rich quick,greed, insatiable love for materialism power tussle and social malaise have almost caught up with everyone in the society http://www.shvoong.com/books/1640961-evils-materialism-society/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/1640961-evils-materialism-society/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:51:00 GMT It follows that Karl Marx identified two distinct groups involved in the process of production of means of subsistence; those who own the means of p http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/1654434-historical-dialetical-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/1654434-historical-dialetical-materialism/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:07:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - The Scientific Collapse of Materialism, Materialism can no longer claim to be a scientific philosophy. Arthur Koestler, the renowned Social Philosopher. 1 How did the endless universe we liv http://www.shvoong.com/books/1681489-scientific-collapse-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/1681489-scientific-collapse-materialism/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:54:00 GMT The extremely foundational contribution of Marx is his doctrine of historical materialism. In his Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Engels described http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/political-science/1770761-marxian-interpretation-historical-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/political-science/1770761-marxian-interpretation-historical-materialism/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:20:00 GMT This very short book demonstrates the truth of the proverb, "Money does not buy happiness." Author Tim Kasser cites numerous studies as he makes a com http://www.shvoong.com/f/business-management/1887801-high-price-materialism/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/business-management/1887801-high-price-materialism/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:48:00 GMT