Can anyone who is more well read tell me if there is any philosophy work that revises the theory of dialectical materialism in light of modern scientific advances? I just finished Elementary Principles of Philosophy (FLP edition) which was extremely enlightening but some of the scientific examples are dated and it got me thinking. Physics (and all sciences for that matter) has advanced quite a bit in the past fifty years and I'd love to read a principled critique/investigation/discussion on how our current understanding of nature modifies our understanding of materialism. Also if there are any critiques of idealism in the understanding of modern science
That's really good to know!
I don't see it that way either. The question in the thread was about more recent scientific discoveries possibly modifying the dialectical view. So I suppose I tried to answer it as impartially as I could, and I assumed the biggest challenge to the theorists living, as it were, in the Newtonian age, Marx and Hegel included, was quantum mechanics. There is also cybernetics, but that's a whole different issue. I love Bateson. But personally don't think one has to commit to one paradigm at the expense of all others, as long as those still work and explain things.
Ok yeah, this is the point I don't get. What do you mean by this? In what way does QM pose a challenge to philosophers?