Postmodernism: Materialist?

[j laari]

Puh-leeze, Ralph

would you tell us dummies what you mean by all these materialisms:

"historical materialism... ontological materialism... dialectical
materialism"?

So what do you mean by "historical materialism"? Is it
an epistemological doctrine, or what?

And what do you mean by "dialectical materialism"? Is it an ethical
doctrine, or what? 

What is the point to have so many materialisms? Does it clarify some
important & basic issue in philosophy?

What is the "matter" in historical materialism?

What is the "matter" in dialectical materialism?

What is the point to refer to *natural sciences* when talking about
philosophical question?

Can we have "a straight answer" (as you say)?

Am I alone here to believe that the question of materialism is
exactly an ontological question? (You don't have answer this one.)

Yours, Jukka L