[Video] The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism: book launch with Alan Woods in NYC Video Dialectical materialism Alan Woods Featured Philosophy Dialectical materialism Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, launched a new book, The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism, at the 2018 Northeast Regional Marxist School in New York City. This selection of writings on dialectical materialism, with an introduction by Alan, is available on MarxistBooks.com at a special launch price. You can watch a video of Alan's speech here.In his talk, Alan outlines the development of Marxist theory, which unifies two great schools of philosophical thought: materialism, and dialectics. He also stresses the importance of Marxist philosophy and that theory is key to building the subjective factor in order to lead the working class to victory.