Communism... is the genuine resolution of the antagonism between man and nature and between man and man; it is the true resolution of the conflict between existence and essence, objectification and self-affirmation, freedom and necessity, individual and species. It is the riddle of history solved and knows itself as the solution.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Communism resolves contradictions between humanity and nature, existence and essence, and individual and species, presenting itself as history’s solved riddle.
- In plain terms
- Communism claims to settle the fundamental conflicts of human life and history.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek a system that harmonizes human and natural needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does communism truly resolve these contradictions?
- What evidence supports this claim?
Another view
Overly idealistic and historically contested.
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