materialist

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Karl Marx developed a materialist version of the story: New technologies inevitably created new forms of class exploitation, all pointing to the inevitability of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Christof Koch, a leading consciousness researcher and primary source in Pollan’s book, began his career as a strict materialist, believing everything could be explained using the standard scientific worldview.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Rastafari reject materialist values and often practice a strict oneness with nature.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

In 1967, Mr. Celant noticed that some members of the postwar generation of young artists were using humor, provocation and unconventional materials to rebel against both older artistic orthodoxies and materialist pop culture.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

You do not, I would add, need to be an historical materialist to see that historians need to think about change, development, origins.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton