A theoretical stance that rejects Marxism and dialectical materialism not through political or economic arguments, but by considering them epistemologically invalid—i.e., as false
knowledge, pseudoscientific, or metaphysically unfounded. Its adherents, often aligned with scientism or neopositivism,
claim that Marxism violates criteria of falsifiability, verifiability, or logical coherence, while naturalizing
capitalism as an undeniable empirical given. Asymmetry is central: the same rigor is not applied to categories of neoclassical economics or private property.
neoclassical economist argued: 'Surplus value is an unfalsifiable concept, therefore it's pseudoscience. Marginal utility, on the other
hand, is observable in demand curves – that is science.' Epistemological anti-
communism in
action."