Editing Contradiction (section)

===Dialectical materialism===

In [[dialectical materialism]]:  Contradiction—as derived from [[Hegelianism]]—usually refers to an opposition inherently existing within one realm, one unified force or object. This contradiction, as opposed to metaphysical thinking, is not an objectively impossible thing, because these contradicting forces exist in objective reality, not cancelling each other out, but actually defining each other's existence. According to [[Marxist theory]], such a contradiction can be found, for example, in the fact that:

* (a) enormous wealth and productive powers coexist alongside:
* (b) extreme poverty and misery;
* (c) the existence of (a) being contrary to the existence of (b).
Hegelian and Marxist theories stipulate that the [[Dialectic#Modern philosophy|dialectic]] nature of history will lead to the [[Aufheben|sublation]], or [[Thesis, antithesis, synthesis|synthesis]], of its contradictions. Marx therefore postulated that history would logically make [[capitalism]] evolve into a [[Socialism|socialist]] society where the [[means of production]] would equally serve the [[Proletariat|working and producing class]] of society, thus resolving the prior contradiction between (a) and (b).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sørensen |first1=Michael Kuur |title=Capital and Labour: Can the Conflict Be Solved? |date=2006 |journal=The Interdisciplinary Journal of International Studies |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=29–48 |url=https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ijis/article/download/181/121 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>