Historical-Dialectical Formal Sciences

Similar to exact sciences, but emphasising purely formal systems (logic, mathematics, theoretical computation). It studies how formal systems emerge from and interact with material history, how they are not timeless but evolve through contradictions (e.g., intuitionism vs. classical logic), and how they are embedded in social practices. It also critiques the claim that formal sciences are perfectly neutral, showing how they reflect and reproduce class society (e.g., ‘rational choice’ models in economics).

Historical-Dialectical Formal Sciences Example: “Historical‑dialectical formal sciences show that the standard model of probability was not discovered but constructed in response to gambling, insurance, and industrial risk management—and that alternative models (e.g., fuzzy logic) arise from different material contradictions.”

Historical-Dialectical Formal Sciences by Abzugal May 1, 2026