Marxism and Modern Science

<p>Engels once called dialectics <em>“the science of the general laws of motion, both of the external world and of human thought”.</em></p><p>It is the philosophy of motion and change. It was on the foundations of this philosophy that Marx and Engels developed their analysis of class society, of the rise and the inevitable fall of the capitalist system.</p><p><br>But motion and change are ubiquitous, not only to human life but also to nature as a whole. Everything from the evolution of species to the formation of our solar system is governed by constant transformation. To better understand the world in which we live, we must learn to apply dialectical materialism to all spheres of life, above all to the natural world.</p><p><br>This talk by Ben Curry focuses on the scientific philosophy of Marxism, dialectical materialism.</p><p><br>📖 Further reading:<br><a href="https://marxist.com/what-is-dialectical-materialism.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Rob Sewell — What is dialectical materialism?</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://store.marxist.ca/products/new-edition-what-is-marxism" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Available in “What is Marxism?”</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://marxist.com/scientific-revolution-and-materialist-philosophy-part-one.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ben Curry — Scientific revolution and materialist philosophy </a><a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Engels — Dialectics of Nature</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://store.marxist.ca/products/dialectics-of-nature?_pos=8&_fid=68d19ecbf&_ss=c" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Get a copy here</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://marxist.com/preface-engels-nature-wellred.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Preface by Rob Sewell</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://marxist.com/the-crisis-in-science-progress-stagnation-and-revolution.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Adam Booth — The crisis in science: progress, stagnation, and revolution </a><br></p><p><br>🫵 <a href="https://www.marxist.ca/join" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Join</a> the Revolutionary Communist Party<br>📰<a href="http://marxist.ca/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a> to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the RCP<br>▶️ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CanadaMarxists" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a><br>📱 <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/marxist-audio-archive/id1527915674" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a><br>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/communistrevolution/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a><br>💬 <a href="https://x.com/CanadaMarxists" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">X</a><br>💻<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CanadaMarxists" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a><br>Recorded live in Montreal on May 14, 2026.</p>