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The Origins of Materialism

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292 Pages

Edition: 1st

Year: 1965

Publisher: Pathfinder Press

ISBN: 9780873480222

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“His claim is that materialism is not a matter of theory but of fact proved by practice.… the book is an honest attempt to retrace the earliest developments of the materialist world outlook. Simple and clearly written.” —Choice

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