The materialist ____ is the theoretical foundation of Marxism (9)

I believe the answer is:

dialectic

(Other definitions for dialectic that I've seen before include "Pertaining to discourse" , "Disputation" , "Relating to discourse" , "Debate to resolve conflicts" , "Art of discussing truth of opinions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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