Introduction to Dialectical Materialism

Author: Zhang Peilin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is written under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping's educational and scientific and technological thoughts, based on the course names determined by the Ministry of Education and the spirit of teaching reform. It takes the basic principles and systematic structure of dialectical materialism, especially from Engels' Dialectics of Nature, as its foundation, incorporating achievements from the philosophy of science and technology both within and outside China. The book, excluding the introduction, consists of 13 chapters covering topics such as the existence and evolution of nature, the coordinated development of humans, society, and nature, the natural science and technology system, science and technology in society, the social behavior of the scientific community, scientific research and scientific methodology, scientific problems and research topic selection, scientific facts and methods of acquiring scientific facts, scientific creativity and scientific thinking methods, scientific hypotheses and scientific theories, mathematical methods, systems science methods, and the evaluation of scientific and technological research achievements. This book integrates scientific theory, scientific knowledge, scientific methods, and scientific spirit, striving to reflect the needs of cultivating scientific and technological talents in line with the development of science and technology. It serves as a textbook for master's students in science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine to study dialectics of nature, and is also suitable for teachers, university students, scientific and technological workers, philosophers and social scientists, science and technology management personnel, and other readers with an interest in the subject.