On Practice and Contradiction — How Theory Changes Through Practice
What happens when reality stops fitting the theory meant to explain it?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong as our lens, this episode investigates the relationship between theory, experience, political strategy, and changing conditions.
Mao argues that knowledge develops through practice rather than through doctrine alone. Experience becomes theory, theory guides further action, and the results feed back into the next revision. His theory of contradiction extends this framework by distinguishing…
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