O conceito de contradição em Hegel e seu desdobramento na obra de Marx

Abstract

This thesis is about dialectics in Hegel and Marx, more precisely, the concept of contradiction, a key concept both in hegelian and in marxian dialectics. Starting with a brief overview of Hegel's Science of Logic, it is discussed the concept of contradiction in face of the formal logic and the principle of non-contradiction in Aristotle. It shows that Hegel was inspired by Plato and Heraclitus and then developed his own method of revolutionary thought. After that it is analysed the use of Hegel's dialectics in Marx's work. Centered in the concept of contradiction, it shows the unfolding of this concept in the Marxian view, particularly its use in Capital and in the definition of social classes and the revolutionary epoch. The conclusions indicate the possibility of using the internal critique of Hegel's work to an internal critique of Marx's work, while stating the need of a Marxism critique within Marxism it self.