BASE AND SUPERSTRUCTURE: FALSIFIABILITY AND LIMITS OF HISTORICAL MATERIALISM (BASE Y SUPERESTRUCTURA_FALSABILIDAD Y LÍMITES DEL MATERIALISMO HISTÓRICO)
Political Analysis Report This essay subjects one of the most influential categories in the social sciences to a critical examination: the Marxist thesis, formulated in the 1859 preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy , asserting that the economic base of a society determines, in the last instance, its political, legal, and ideological superstructure. Without adopting a militant stance or dismissing historical materialism out of hand, the author evaluates which elements of this scheme retain explanatory value, which have been refuted by subsequent historical research, and which alternative theoretical frameworks offer greater explanatory power today. English version of the book at this link (PDF 82 pages) Informe de análisis político Este ensayo somete a examen crítico una de las categorías más influyentes de las ciencias sociales: la tesis marxista, formulada en el prólogo de 1859 a la Contribución a la crítica de la economía política , según la cual la b...