On Marxist Humanism And Its Practical Research In Current China

Humanism has a long history in the West, and various types of humanism can be concisely understood as "human-centered". Humanism is the most important part in Marxism."Human-centered" concept put forward by the Chinese Communist Party, is a basic element in Marxist theory instead of any other theories. Only in the current Chinese Marxist circumstances can we understand "human-centered" concept as the core of scientific development.Through the study of the history of western humanism, it is obvious that humanism is given different connotations in different periods of time. Humanism is always characterized as concrete and historical, which denies any static humanism. As a theory, humanism was first put forward by neo-capitalist thinkers, and was promoted to its peak by German classical philosophers. Karl Marx inherited and developed the splendid cultural heritage, especially criticized the dominant Feuerbach’s humanism, and finally surpassed humanism of all schools, endowing a brand-new connotation to it. The transcendence rejects the impractical fantasy in the traditional humanism instead of denying such good ideas as "freedom" and "liberation" in the traditional humanism.The theory of Marxism is concerned in people’s liberation in essence. According to new vision of Marxism, men always is "present", thereby the materialist viewpoint of history is about the science of both actual individuals and their development of the past. Through the formation of Marxist materialist history, it is obvious that the two are interrelated, and Marx finally came to the understanding of humankind from the lopsided perspective to comprehensive one, from abstract perspective to scientific one, signifying the process of materialist history, from germination, to development, and to the complete formulation. Materialist history is the scientific pattern of Marxist humanism, and Marxist humanism is the core of materialist history.Karl Marx abandoned the abstract definition of the human nature, and attempted to understand it in the context of social relations, and realized the transformation of vision different in traditional humanism. Major meaning of Marx’s philosophy lies in refusing all abstract ontology of Metaphysics, so he has not constructed men’s ontology or existentialism, neither remained at this ethical critique about men-slaved, but rather developed further, that is, proved the actual way concerning the realization of humanist ideal with scientific attitude.Marxist humanism shows not only a kind of values, and more importantly, it regards materialism of history as its own theoretical premise, therefore is important embodying of the world-view, history-view and value-view about Marxism. Marxist humanism is different from any previous formation of humanism because the former obviously sides with common people, claims revolutionary dialectics, and aims at the complete liberation of humankind. In Marx’s view, communism is the objective reflection of realistic history and realistic movement of the annulations existing circumstances, rather than the deduction of theory-logic and critique about value-theory. If communism is a kind of humanism, it is the most radical one.Karl Marx focused on the care of humankind and the respect of human value. Although he never articulated clearly the human-centered concept, the concept is innate because Marxism pursued the complete freedom and liberation of humankind. Currently in China, the articulation of human-centered concept originates from Marxist humanism, and demonstrates the "legality" of human-centered humanism in Marxist context.The articulation of human-centered concept is characteristic of current society. It not only meets the demand of economic and social development, but also contributes to the reconsideration of current reform in China. It is in agreement of historical tide of social development and reflects CCP’theoretical consciousness confronting some fundamental changes in the society, country and CCP.The human-centered concept has abundant connotations. It is against all intention of ignoring man. It is significant in terms of noumenon and axiology because it rejects material-centered concept. At present, the articulation of human-centered concept aims to realize human potentials, fulfill people’s practical demand, respect people’s value and dignity, and pursue human liberation and happiness. This is the practice and expression of Marxist humanism in current China.To fulfill human-centered concept, it’s important to stick to the development of social forces of production which places stress on the human-centered concept, promote people’s initiatives, and focus on the essence of humanitarian thought in traditional culture. As a developmental philosophy and value orientation, the human-centered concept possesses clear connotation and practical significance, and serves as the guideline of socialist construction in China. To realize human-centered concept, it is vital to deal with the relations between economic constructions, reform, market regulations, class conflicts, and social constructions.