https://emsenn.net/tags/politicalmethod/ Recent content in PoliticalMethod on emsenn.net Hugo en-us Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/humanities/domains/philosophy/domains/western/domains/marxism/terms/principal-contradiction/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/humanities/domains/philosophy/domains/western/domains/marxism/terms/principal-contradiction/ <p>Principal contradiction identifies which contradiction is decisive in a conjuncture when multiple contradictions coexist. In Mao&rsquo;s formulation, this role can shift as conditions change; principal status is historical, not eternal [@mao-on-contradiction-1937].</p> <p>This concept is strategic: it orders analytic and political priority.</p> <h2 id="related-terms">Related terms</h2> <ul> <li><a href="./secondary-contradiction.md" class="link-internal">Secondary Contradiction</a></li> <li><a href="./contradiction.md" class="link-internal">Contradiction</a></li> <li><a href="./historicization.md" class="link-internal">Historicization</a></li> </ul> https://emsenn.net/library/domains/humanities/domains/philosophy/domains/western/domains/marxism/terms/secondary-contradiction/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/humanities/domains/philosophy/domains/western/domains/marxism/terms/secondary-contradiction/ <p>Secondary contradictions are contradictions within a process that do not occupy the decisive position at a given stage. They can intensify, recede, and under changed conditions become principal [@mao-on-contradiction-1937].</p> <p>Treating secondary contradictions as irrelevant is an error; the concept marks subordination, not insignificance.</p> <h2 id="related-terms">Related terms</h2> <ul> <li><a href="./principal-contradiction.md" class="link-internal">Principal Contradiction</a></li> <li><a href="./contradiction.md" class="link-internal">Contradiction</a></li> </ul>