Book

Madilog

By Tan Malaka

Teplok Press, Jakarta · Tahun cetak eksemplar belum diperiksa. Rujukan katalog pembanding: Teplok Press, Jakarta, 2000; ISBN 979-95888-2-3 (belum diverifikasi pada halaman hak cipta eksemplar) · Tanpa tahun

Identifier

KBA-BKU-TT-0005

Type

Buku

Publisher

Teplok Press, Jakarta

Date Issued

Tanpa tahun

Bibliographic Citation

Tahun cetak eksemplar belum diperiksa. Rujukan katalog pembanding: Teplok Press, Jakarta, 2000; ISBN 979-95888-2-3 (belum diverifikasi pada halaman hak cipta eksemplar)

Creator

Tan Malaka

Subject

Tan Malaka Filsafat Indonesia Materialisme Dialektika Logika Ilmu pengetahuan

LC Classification

B — Filsafat (umum)

LCSH Subject

Philosophy, Indonesian Dialectical materialism

BISAC Category

PHI004000 PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology

Language

Indonesia

Description

Madilog by Tan Malaka is a work of thought that brings together materialism, dialectics, and logic as tools for reading reality. The photograph provided shows the name Tan Malaka, the title Madilog, and the Teplok Press logo. A large portrait dominates the sepia-toned cover, while the author's name is displayed in red letters above the title. In the Pustaka KBA13 Academy, this book can serve as a meeting point for readers exploring philosophy, the intellectual history of Indonesia, and the relationship between knowledge and social change. This catalogue introduction uses the cover as evidence of the copy and the comparison text as a source of context, without assuming that all features of the comparison edition apply to the book photographed. The text of Madilog available in the Tan Malaka archive shows an arrangement of discussions on the logic of mysticism (logika mistika), philosophy, science, dialectics, logic, and an examination through Madilog. This arrangement shows that the work does not stop at naming the three terms in its title. It moves from the basic problem of explanation towards a way of thinking and its application. That online version cites as its source the Widjaya edition of 1951, with additions from other editions for certain chapters. For this reason, the text is used to understand the framework of the work, not to establish the pagination, editing, or completeness of the Teplok Press edition in this collection. In the discussion of the logic of mysticism, Tan Malaka compares accounts of the origin of the world with the way science tests the relationships between matter, energy, and change. His examples show an effort to shift attention from the authority of a story towards an explanation that can be questioned again. From here the reader can recognize an important intellectual demand: a claim needs to have a basis that can be examined. For a present-day reading, the natural-science examples in the text must be placed within the history of the knowledge of their time. The historical value of an account does not automatically make every scientific detail in it consistent with present knowledge, just as a correction of a particular example does not by itself erase the value of the philosophical question being posed. The section on philosophy places the problem of matter and mind as a field of debate. For beginning readers, a useful step is to note the meanings of terms before judging conclusions. Materialism in philosophical debate needs to be distinguished from the habit of pursuing wealth in everyday usage. Likewise, idealism as a philosophical term is not the same as having lofty ideals. Distinctions of this kind are a curatorial reading guide, not a replacement for the author's definitions. They help library visitors understand why philosophical debates often seem confusing when a single word is used in several different senses. Dialectics opens space for examining change, relationships, and contradiction. When the book is used as discussion material, readers can test whether an explanation really demonstrates a process or merely gives a new name to a conflict. For example, the statement that society changes does not yet explain which elements change, the direction of the relationships, and the conditions that make the change possible. Such questions make reading more productive than merely memorizing terms. When following Tan Malaka's exposition, readers can note the examples chosen, the steps of his argument, and the relationship between general principles and particular events. Such notes also make it easier to compare his approach with other historical or social-scientific approaches. Logic, meanwhile, directs attention to the orderliness of reasoning. In reading exercises, students can separate the basic statements, the supporting reasons, and the conclusion. They can then ask whether the conclusion follows from those reasons or requires additional assumptions. A book such as Madilog can be used to cultivate this attitude because its concern is not only with the information that is known, but also with the path used to come to know it. However, a logic exercise need not turn into a contest to find the author's mistakes. The aim is to understand an argument fairly before expressing agreement, rejection, or improvement of it. The encounter between the language of philosophy and the Indonesian language is another interesting line of reading. Visitors can observe how foreign terms are explained, how everyday examples are used, and how abstract concepts are brought closer to the reader's experience. For research in the history of knowledge, the choice of language can be part of the question of who is imagined as the reader. Was the explanation composed for a particular circle, for the wider public, or for learners not yet familiar with the terms? An answer requires a direct reading of the relevant sections. This catalogue provides that line of inquiry without determining the intent of every choice of words or assuming that the entire style of language has a single, uniform function. Madilog can also be read as material for discussing the relationship between the capacity to think and life in common. As a curatorial question: how is the habit of examining evidence related to the ability to judge social problems? How does an explanation that is open to criticism help readers confront authority that is not always accompanied by reasons? Questions of this kind do not demand uniform answers. On the contrary, a philosophical work gains new life when its readers pose problems carefully and are willing to distinguish initial beliefs from conclusions that have been tested. Use in the classroom can be directed towards discussion based on page citations, not towards ideological labelling of fellow readers. Bibliographically, the catalogue of the Learning Resource Centre (Pusat Sumber Belajar) of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia, records Madilog published by Teplok Press, Jakarta, in 2000, with ISBN 9799588823 and a description of 554 pages. This information is useful as a candidate bibliographic match because the publisher's name corresponds to the logo visible on the cover. However, the copyright page and the page count of the KBA copy have not yet been examined. The year, printing, and ISBN therefore need to be annotated with their verification status. The history of the writing of the work must also be separated from the year of publication of a particular edition. This separation ensures that a single work with several editions is not treated as one identical printed object. The cover photograph shows a library label covering part of the left side, as well as signs of age on the surface of the book. The label and wear are part of the documentation of the copy; the original photograph should be preserved even if a cleaned-up access image is available. For searching, the subjects that can be used include Tan Malaka, Indonesian philosophy, materialism, dialectics, logic, and science. Each subject should be entered separately so that the book can be connected with other materials. Information on the edition and physical condition is placed in its own field, so that visitors obtain a picture of the contents while also understanding the limits of the information that can already be confirmed from the documentation of the collection. Readers can also use Madilog to study the difference between agreeing with an aim and agreeing with the reasons for it. A person may support an ideal of change yet still question whether the evidence used is adequate. Conversely, rejecting a conclusion does not mean that all of its questions are useless. In a seminar, each participant can restate the author's argument in his or her own words, and then ask other participants to check its fidelity to the text. Only after that are objections and alternative explanations put forward. This simple procedure ensures that debate does not proceed merely through great names, personal impressions, or intellectual labels. It also turns the reading of a book into an exercise in listening and in giving reasons responsibly.

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