I added this to my list as I read that it could help with the understanding of Dialectical Materialism. Although written as a take down of one his contemporaries, the concepts are valuable. It is good not only for understanding an opposing mindset but also limitations or flaws we have in our own & can only make for better analysis. Can be a bit challenging at times but it’s definitely worth the read.

Mandatory reading for anyone who seriously calls themselves a socialist or identifies with Marxist movements. Its insane how so many of Duhring's fantastical nonsense is still repeated among the modern left today; IE 'returning the full value of one's labor,' abstract principles of justice, and thinking 'force' is a monopolizing power the state just has interdependent of capitalism. Some parts were a bit of a bore and filled with 19th century jargon, but this is something we can all learn from.

The modern state is an essentially capitalist machine, whatever its form. The more productive forces he passes into his property, the more he truly becomes a collective capitalist and the more citizens he exploits. The workers remain wage-earners, proletarians. Far from being suppressed, the capitalist system is, on the contrary, brought to its outbreak.

Very funny read at points, well worth reading to get a grasp on what Marx and Engels thought about a variety of topics, maybe partially dated and inaccessible. Worth it though