Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Dialectical materialism of Karl Marx postulates that
- 1. Matter is in a state of motion.
- 2. Motion in the matter is due to the pressure of the environment.
- 3. Law of transformation is both quantitative and qualitative.
- 4. Conflict in matter is continuous and endless.
AI, II & IV
BI & III ✓ Correct
CII & IV
DIII & IV
Correct answer: (B) I & III — Dialectical materialism postulates that matter is in motion and that the law of transformation is both quantitative and qualitative, so the answer is 1 and 3.
Explanation
★Dialectical materialism postulates that matter is in motion and that the law of transformation is both quantitative and qualitative, so the answer is 1 and 3.
★For dialectical materialism matter is primary and is always in a state of motion and change.
★The law of transformation of quantity into quality holds that gradual quantitative changes produce sudden qualitative leaps.
★Motion arises from the internal contradictions within matter itself, not from the external pressure of the environment, so the second statement is wrong.
★Conflict is real but resolved through synthesis rather than being simply continuous and endless, so the fourth statement is also rejected here.
★The doctrine combines Hegel's dialectic with a materialist base, yielding Marx's science of social change.
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