Ah, gotcha. When I hear “argument,” I hear “debate culture,” the kind of liberal bloodsports that focus mostly on rhetorical wins than finding a fundamental truth. I’m not quite using dialectics the way they were first formalized in ancient society, but instead more as a dialectical materialist. We can’t come to a better understanding purely through the realm of ideas, such is the strategy of dialectical idealists, but instead we can be more cooperative in education.
As for my style, I do try to emulate the dialectical method of Marx, but I absolutely do not compare to him in skill. Practicing dialectical materialism as a method of analysis is a skill like any other, it takes repitition and intention to become more accurate. Regarding disposition, I mostly take from Liu Shaoqi’s How to be a Good Communist, which helps me maintain revolutionary optimism!
Ah, gotcha. When I hear “argument,” I hear “debate culture,” the kind of liberal bloodsports that focus mostly on rhetorical wins than finding a fundamental truth. I’m not quite using dialectics the way they were first formalized in ancient society, but instead more as a dialectical materialist. We can’t come to a better understanding purely through the realm of ideas, such is the strategy of dialectical idealists, but instead we can be more cooperative in education.
As for my style, I do try to emulate the dialectical method of Marx, but I absolutely do not compare to him in skill. Practicing dialectical materialism as a method of analysis is a skill like any other, it takes repitition and intention to become more accurate. Regarding disposition, I mostly take from Liu Shaoqi’s How to be a Good Communist, which helps me maintain revolutionary optimism!
Oooh, I’ll add that to my (unrealistically long!) reading list. Thanks!
No worries! It’s very repetitive, haha.
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