Frederick Engels, author of Theoretical, Anti-Duhring, addresses and analyzes how the capitalist way of production fundamentally opposes each other. Using Engels' theory as a reference source, the following essay will explain Engels' meaning behind historical materialism, contradiction in capitalism, and finally analyze the two examples of contradiction provided. The concept of historical materialism brings together two words. Materialism is defined as the belief that physical and material possessions have a higher value in terms of survival than mental comfort. History is about visualizing and recognizing past events. Engels defines and establishes the meaning of historical materialism, because progress and the existence of individuals pass through materials. Engels uses this term to look back to times gone by and understand that human survival is about following the cycle of production and reproduction in order to maintain this essential requirement of life. To understand history, you must first understand the economic vision. When it comes to survival through an economic approach, history is made of productions and changes. In such events in the past, how a product is produced, when it is produced and how it is distributed has had an impact on the society in which class and class separation occurred (Engels, 292). Engels reflects on the impact of materialism in history. Production differs from today and what happened in the past. Historically, what you produced was considered yours, but today, what you produce is no longer considered yours at all. What happened was that the ownership of the product belonged solely to him, due to his own work and the raw material used. Today, large factories and workshops were creating a more... middle of paper...... the productive forces are rebelling against the mode of production that they have overtaken” (Engels, 302). Engels believes that a problem has occurred between the modes of production, which consequently leads to a crash of the cycle. With the capitalist mode of production, with all the productive forces involved, the pressure is unbearable and therefore causes collapse. In the theoretical Anti-Duhring, Frederick Engels envisages the ultimate result of the historical development of capitalism, which is detrimental. In fact, the workers of the production company bring in more than what they receive in profit. Engels highlights the trials and errors that occurred within historical materialism. Works CitedEngels, Frédéric “theoretical”. Anti-duhring.Herr Eugen Duhring's revolution in international scientific publishing, 1939. pp.297-310