noun
historical materialism
A Marxist theory that views historical development as determined by material conditions and economic factors.
史的唯物論はマルクス主義の基本的な考え方の一つです。
Historical materialism is one of the fundamental concepts of Marxism.
A compound of 史的 (historical) + 唯物論 (materialism), a translation of the Marxist term 'historical materialism'.