Materialism and Empirio-criticism

Interesting Facts

• The book was written in 1908 and represents a philosophical work in which Lenin critiques the philosophical views of empiriocriticism, popular at the time among some Marxists.
• In his work, Lenin actively debates with philosophers such as Ernst Mach and Richard Avenarius, who were the founders of empiriocriticism.
• One of the main goals of the book was to defend materialist philosophy from idealistic and agnostic tendencies, which Lenin believed undermined the scientific approach to studying the world.
• Lenin uses numerous examples from the natural sciences in the book to prove that materialism is a more substantiated philosophical position than empiriocriticism.
• The book played an important role in shaping Marxist philosophy in the Soviet Union and became a foundation for further philosophical discussions in the communist movement.