Reflection, Volition, Revolution

In what can be called Theoretical Reflection, the distinction between the subject of reflection and the object of reflection is ontologized, with the former conceived as an incorporeal observer, a concept that often functions as the foundation of an Idealist system. In contrast, according to Practical Reflection, that separation is not given, but is effected, as preparatory to action, i. e. Reflection is a product of Volition. Furthermore, since Action modifies the given, such Reflection initiates a liberation from the latter. So, the potential relevance to Marxism of Practical Reflection is as a revolutionary consciousness, and, hence, as a more appropriate Method than the "Materialist" one adopted by Marx-Engels in the German Ideology.