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*cont’d from my previous post*
3 Materialist Dialectical Universal Laws of Change (/motion/development):
*for the sake of brevity, I will provide a condensed and simplified overview here, more detailed notes and applications of these laws to come in the future)*
1. the Law of Transformation Between
Quantity and Quality (law of quantity and quality)
2. the Law of Unity and Contradiction of Opposites (law of contradiction)
3. the Law Negation of Negation (law of negation)
These laws above apply to all matter, all things, phenomena, ideas, people, processes, relationships, and systems in the material world, and thus are universal due to being consequences of the fact that matter is universally composed of relationships and these relationships are perpetually changing/developing, just like the aforementioned philosophical dialectical category pairs
(everything, from a cheeseburger to a fight between parent and child, obey and exhibit change and development in accordance to these universal materialist dialectical laws)
1. the law of quantity and quality state that all, for any phenomenon, changes in quality* are first preceded by changes in quantity** that have reached a certain threshold (the quantity threshold, in Vietnamese Materialist Dialectics), and once quality changes occur, this will also cause/induce/affect changes in quantity (dialectical relationship between the quality and quantity of a given phenomenon)
The dialectical materialist understanding of the categories of Quantity and Quality:
*Quality: the characteristics, aspects, properties of a phenomenon that make it differentiated from every thing in the material world around it that are not it (wetness, the color, the softness, the different parts that comprise it, the shape and ingredients of the thing, its ability to burn you, its ability to resist pressure/torsion, etc)
**Quantity: the countable, measurable, quantifiable aspects of a phenomenon (temperature, speed, mass, weight, height, spatial dimensions, number of structural components, number of years in age, number of tasks, amount of wage, etc)
this law, to me, basically reminds us to be both patient (recognize that a quality shift, if desirable, cannot occur prior to the sufficient accumulation of the needed quantity shifts; ie you cannot hope to solve the food needs of the population without housing in your city without first solving the food needs of the population without housing on your block, in your district, etc); as well as to not be un dialectically resistant to change (recognize that a quality shift, desirable or otherwise, is inevitably going to occur if enough quantities have accumulated, regardless of efforts or thoughts otherwise)
2. the law of contradictions state that all things and processes are defined by contradictions (specifically internal contradictions determine, whereas external contradictions shape/condition/impact), the motion/movement/change/development of all things is also driven by contradictions (this bleeds into the Principle of Development); as well as that contradictions are temporary unities of opposing forces/sides. Contradictions are a permanently built in feature of matter, the material universe, and of every thing and process within and arising from matter and the material world (including consciousness, money, economies, human thought, human societal constructs, human political and cultural and semiotic and psychological phenomena, and all things arising from human consciousness); contradictions are constantly being created, resolved (ended, or materialist dialectical terms, negated), and re created/re emerging
The phase of time in which any two given opposing sides are unified with each other only lasts as long as the opposition which binds them/brings them together in opposition with one another and thus is temporary; however, once the contradiction ends or is negated, a new one will always emerge (this is a fundamental property of matter, of the motion of matter and all things made from matter, and of contradictions themselves, more on this a little further down), and thus is permanent/infinite/absolute (this is what Marxist Materialist Dialecticians mean when it is said that *unity is relative, struggle is absolute, there is unity in struggle and struggle in unity*; it means that contradiction as a universal process in General is ongoing, but Particular contradictions are only ever temporary (no matter how long they last) and will always eventually be resolved, and their unity defining that particular pair, dissolved)
Both these aspects of contradictions are two opposite sides of the same yin yang coin, my friend.
In addition, there are also a variety of forms and classifications of contradictions in Materialist Dialectics (primary, secondary, fundamental, non fundamental, antagonistic, non antagonistic, etc) as well as resolution methods (19 at least, in my own Materialist Dialectics studies), but I will save this for a future time and place. For now, just understand, in addition to the above:
Any thing or process always contains multiple contradictions, but there is always one contradiction which defines the development of that thing for that particular phase of its development (all things and processes develop uniquely, even if they share aspects in common with the development of other things, each process must be understood and studied in its own development, on its own developmental terms), this is the primary contradiction. This primary contradiction, once identified, can allow for insight, analysis, and eventually action and influence on the process of the development of that particular process at that particular stage of its development. Also, because materialist dialectics requires us to be fluid and dynamic with our understanding of matter and its categorical abstractions, we must understand that which contradiction of a given thing is the primary contradiction will vary throughout the time (what phase of development it is currently in) and space (what other systems or relationships it is around and/or dialectically being mutually impacted by).
to be continued in part 3
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Here is your text rendered smoothly into English, with the terminology and structure kept intact but slightly polished for clarity: |
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(continued from my previous post)
3 Materialist Dialectical Universal Laws of Change (motion/development):
(For the sake of brevity, this is a condensed and simplified overview; more detailed notes and applications will follow in the future.) |
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The Law of Transformation Between Quantity and Quality (law of quantity and quality) |
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The Law of Unity and Contradiction of Opposites (law of contradiction) |
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The Law of Negation of Negation (law of negation) |
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These laws apply to all matter—every thing, phenomenon, idea, person, process, relationship, and system in the material world. They are universal because matter itself is composed of relationships, and these relationships are always changing and developing. Thus, from something as trivial as a cheeseburger to something as complex as a quarrel between parent and child, everything exhibits change and development in line with these materialist dialectical laws. |
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1. The Law of Quantity and Quality |
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This law states that changes in quality are always preceded by changes in quantity that have reached a certain threshold (the “quantity threshold,” in Vietnamese Materialist Dialectics). Once a qualitative change occurs, it also affects the quantitative aspects in turn. In other words, there is a dialectical relationship between the quality and quantity of a phenomenon. |
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Quality: The features, properties, and characteristics that make a phenomenon distinct from everything else (e.g. wetness, color, softness, shape, composition, ability to burn, resistance to pressure, etc.). |
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Quantity: The measurable, countable aspects of a phenomenon (e.g. temperature, mass, speed, size, number of components, age, wages, tasks, etc.). |
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This law reminds us both to be patient (a qualitative shift cannot occur until the necessary quantitative changes accumulate; e.g. you cannot solve homelessness across a city without first solving it in a block, then a district, and so on), and also to avoid resisting change in a rigid way (once sufficient quantitative change builds up, a qualitative change will inevitably occur, regardless of anyone’s wishes). |
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2. The Law of Contradictions |
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All things and processes are defined by contradictions. Internal contradictions determine their development, while external contradictions shape or condition it. Movement and development itself arise from contradictions. |
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Contradictions are a fundamental, permanent feature of matter and the universe. They exist in everything, including human consciousness, societies, economies, politics, culture, and psychology. Contradictions are continually created, resolved (or “negated”), and then re-created in new forms. |
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The unity between opposing sides of a contradiction lasts only as long as the opposition that binds them. When that contradiction is resolved, a new one will inevitably emerge. Hence, unity is temporary and relative, while struggle is permanent and absolute. This is why materialist dialectics asserts: “unity is relative, struggle is absolute; there is unity in struggle and struggle in unity.” |
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In practice, every process or thing contains multiple contradictions, but at any given stage of development one contradiction is primary—it defines the development of that process in that phase. Identifying this primary contradiction allows for analysis and potential influence. But which contradiction is primary shifts with time and context. A dynamic, flexible understanding is therefore required. |
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Could you dumb this down a little bit? With analogies like "If the squirrel IS the nut is he of inverse of his entity in a Mobius logic loop?" |
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Maybe I'll try to figure it out after the gym. Maybe my brain will be working better. |
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//dumb it down// That's awful hard to do, how about I clarify it instead? Note that I do NOT believe or endorse the point of view here. I'm just translating it: |
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Physical laws are the same and effect everything whether you're talking about the fields that keep your coffee cup sitting on top of the desk or the laws that keep a government official from committing crime. |
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A bigger ball can transfer the same momentum as a smaller, faster ball. In exactly the same way (not as a metaphor) and by following exactly the same universal laws an official led by a group of leaders of lesser standing might be equally influenced to the same official led by a single leader of superlative standing. This is the law of quality vs quantity. |
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Things influence other things. People influence other people. When influence happens, since one thing is causing change, we call it a "contradiction". |
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lol! Thank you for your patience V, seems a little clearer. |
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Seems complete bollox to me. |
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Have read this, which is simple to understand; contains nothing new, and is devoid of any evidence of a halfbaked idea, I conclude that perhaps the poster could outline why they posted it in this repository of halfbaked ideas? Now, if only they had proposed that its text becomes a compulsary tattoo on the backside of all those convicted of blowing pink chewing gum bubbles. |
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