A Concise Introduction to Dialectical Materialism

Author: Xiao Dewu
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is written after analyzing and researching the current state of modern scientific and technological development, combining the research status of natural dialectics in China and teaching practices in higher education. The content of the book, excluding the introduction, consists of twelve chapters. Chapters 1 to 4 cover the content of dialectical materialist natural philosophy, reviewing the historical development of natural philosophy and systematically discussing the existence, evolution, and development of nature, as well as the relationship between humans and nature from the perspective of dialectical materialism. Chapters 5 to 8 focus on the philosophy of science and technology and the methodology of science and technology, analyzing and elaborating on the essential characteristics, content system, research process, evaluation, and testing of science and technology. Chapters 9 to 12 cover the content of science, technology, and society, briefly analyzing and introducing major issues such as the institutionalization of science and technology, social operation, and the impact of modern scientific and technological revolutions on the contemporary era. This book can serve as a teaching material for postgraduate students in science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine, as well as undergraduate students in science and engineering majors in universities. It can also be used as a reference book for philosophers, researchers of natural dialectics, science and technology workers, science and technology administrators, and university teachers.