 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
In particular, philosophic materialism does not prove that economic causes are fundamental in politics. ...
There is, therefore, no logical connection either way between philosophic materialism and what is called the "materialistic conception of history." It is of some moment to realize such facts as this, because otherwise political theories are both supported and opposed for quite irrelevant reasons, and arguments of theoretical philosophy are employed to determine questions which depend upon concrete facts of human nature. This mixture damages both philosophy and politics, and is therefore important to avoid.
Source: The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism, 1920, part II, chapter 1.
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