Materialism and Empirio-criticism

Main Ideas

• Critique of empiriocriticism and its proponents, such as Ernst Mach and Richard Avenarius, from the standpoint of dialectical materialism.
• Defense of materialist philosophy, asserting that matter is primary and consciousness is secondary.
• Advocacy for the idea of an objective reality that exists independently of human consciousness.
• Analysis and critique of subjective idealism, which denies the existence of objective reality.
• Emphasis on the importance of a scientific approach and materialist dialectics in understanding the world.
• Justification for the necessity of combating reactionary philosophical trends that undermine a scientific worldview.
• Assertion that philosophy should serve the interests of the working class and socialist revolution.