Granted I’ve only read The Elementary Principles of Philosophy and On Contradictions from Mao, but the examples are still very vague and abstract. I’ve been trying to think of every day situations where I could apply dialectical materialism but I just can’t seem to understand it well enough.
EDIT: Amazing replies from everyone, everything is much more clear.


I actually ended up writing, what I’m hoping is a practical introductory guide, just recently. Let me know if it helps clear things up. https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/the-toolset-of-reality