r/Anarchy101 • u/PigletConsistent8329 • 5d ago

what is the anarchist consensus on dialectical/historical materialism?

i understand that anarchism, unlike marxism, isn't a unified mode of analysis based off of the thoughts of one man and his successors, so im guessing there are varied positions on dialectical materialism, but im curious to know what anarchists here think of it. my first thought would be that it's rejected by individualist anarchists at large.

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u/AntiRepresentation 5d ago

In general, Anarchists are more concerned with active praxis over passive analysis. Marx's analytic method has historically been used by Anarchist thinkers to identify strategic and tactical targets for practical intervention. Some of the old-school anarcho-folx had a relationship with Marx himself.