SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Friedrich Engels, Liver Disease, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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His philosophy was based on two key concepts. [1] the dialectic - a way of thinking about -- a view of the world that stresses the importance of conflicts and contradictions. There are always two sides of conflicts and contradictions -- out of that something always emerges. [2] idealism - emphasizes the importance of the mind and mental products [i. e. ideas] rather than the material physical world - only dealing with ideas rather than something that physically exists. ^^^ two key concepts regarding hegel [mentoned above] Philospohy of feuerbach focused on materialism - did not agree w/ hegel. Thought it was important to address the real material conditions of human existence. C] introduction to the work of karl marx. 1] reaction to hegel material aspects of life. 2] reaction to feuerbach the way f-bach dealt w/ materialism sided fashion -- conflicts and contradictions in material life.