Negation and Growth

As has been previously discussed, Dialectical Materialism can be interpreted as either a totalizing process, or as a negating process, from which it follows that Marxism can be interpreted as fundamentally promoting either Socialism, or Revolution. Now, on the basis of Marx's formulation that the purpose of Philosophy is to "change" the world, it is the latter of each of those two alternatives that is the correct interpretation of his doctrine. Accordingly, Dialectical Materialism can be classified as a Vitalist principle, with Negation equivalent to Growth, and social antagonisms as growing pains. It therefore follows that in revolutionary action, dehumanization of Capitalists is to be avoided. Now, if a Marxist disapproves of that consequence, then the structure of Dialectical Materialism and Marx's own words might need to be modified.