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

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I assumed the biggest challenge to the theorists living, as it were, in the Newtonian age, Marx and Hegel included, was quantum mechanics.

    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?