Marx’s Class Theory And Its Contemporary Value

At present,although there are more theoretical study on Marx’s class theory,it is not difficult to find that there is a great controversy about the interpretation of the connotation of Marx’s class theory.Some scholars questioned and criticized Marx’s class theory.There is an urgent need to further clarify the scientific connotation of Marx’s class theory,and given respond to various non-Marxist thought forcefully.We need adhere to the basic principle of the Marx doctrine at the same time,continue to enrich and develop continuously,and answer new issues raised by the times,so as to realize the innovation of academic thought.The research object of this paper is to prove the profound connotation of Marx’s class theory and how to use this theory to analyze the reality of class relations in the contemporary developed capitalist countries.We need to explain the phenomenon of class exploitation in the universal existence of capitalism,reflection and summary of the social differentiation in the reform and the construction of socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics and in-depth understand the significance of building a socialist harmonious society.The aim of the analysis of the formation and development of Marx’s theory of class is to clarify the basic spirit of Marx’s theory of class and its contemporary value.The formation of Marx’s class theory has experienced the historical process from critical period to excellent period,from excellent period to final established period.It is based on the historical materialism,come from the social reality of the mode of production and exchange.It scientifically reveals the class history of human society,analyzes the economic relation during the history of class formation,so that people have a scientific understanding of the class.The introduction part of the article mainly introduces the present situation of domestic and foreign,so that we can have and makes a brief analysis from the views of scholars.The domestic and foreign scholars have made a new interpretation of the Marx’s class theory.They have combined the new changes of the world and the domestic economy and society.Most of the domestic scholars understand the significance of the Marx’s class theory according on the historical materialism,from the text they focus on theory analysis of Marx’s class.The research of foreign scholars is relatively broad,generally have in favor of taking Marx theory as the guiding theories of class analysis of the class structure of contemporary capitalism,but some foreign scholars questioned,criticized and tried to completely negate the Marx’s class theory of the academic point of view.How to understand the ideological content of Marx’s class theory in order to respond to query and criticism of the domestic and foreign scholars is the significance of the topic of this paper.The first chapter discusses the background of the formation and the source of ideas of the Marx’s class theory.Marx’s class theory is from social reality and social thought development,it comes from the actual process of human life and gradually formed and perfected on the practice.At the beginning of nineteenth Century,the development of the European industry and the production of increasingly socialization show the capitalist contradictions real form.This is social and economic conditions of Marx’s class theory.The working class grows up gradually with the capitalist system as an independent political force on the historical stage of Marx’s class theory.As idealism pioneer,Bourgeois classical economists,utopian socialism thinker and France restoration scholars analyses the problem of the class,which is the theoretical background for the formation of Marx’s class theory.The early bourgeois scholars found the exits of the class,but they did not give a scientific answer.The second chapter is the key of the full text.The formation study of Marx’s class theory is the main content of this chapter predecessors on the basis of the concept of class.Marx’s class theory is based on the practice,so it is the scientific theory of the class.Honestly,Marx’s class theory is established in the practice.Marx’s the theory of historical materialism is form the critique of historical idealism as the research basis and the methodology of science.Marx criticizes the bourgeois economics and beyond the bourgeois scholars on the analysis of the political form of class relations.He goes deep into the internal social structure,and reveals the economic essence of class relations from the perspective of the economic relationship.Rely on philosophy and critique of political economy.Marx beyond the previous scholars,and establishes the scientific concept of class.The formation of Marx’s class theory includes four stages:the first stage from the doctoral dissertation period to the publication of the book of the German Ideology.This period is a preliminary understanding of the capitalist economic relations,and is also a preliminary formation of Marx’s class theory and historical materialism.On the second stage,systemization of the formation of historical materialism and the theory of class is the main content of this period.Marx goes deep into the economic analysis of the social structure of capitalism on the third stage.Namely,the book of Das capital is written out on this stage.As the guidance,Marx’s historical materialism help to analyze the relations between the capital and the labor,and uncovers the opposing economic root between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie,and then reveals the contradiction of capitalist mode of production.At the same time,Marx elucidates the rule and strategy of class struggle.On the fourth stage,Marx and Engels are in their later years.They improve the theory of class and develop the theory of class struggle during this period.The theory was tested and developed in practice.They fight with idealism during the study process.They study the new history research materials for new scientific reasoning.On the basis of the origin of the new materials about class,they scientific the class origin and criticize class eternal theory of the bourgeois.The third chapter is the main content of Marx’s class theory and the basic spirit of detailed exposition.System of this chapter is on the second chapter.From three aspects of the origin,process and the end-result to explain the main content of Marx’s theory of class,and depend on that Marx’s theory of class surmount the pioneer.The Class is a result of productivity development to a certain stage,and it is the essence of class relations.The Class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat.It is an inexorable law during the development of the class relations.The dictatorship of the proletariat is the transition to the classless society,and this is the inevitable end of the development of the class relations.On the future,depending on the basic spirit of the social justice,the class is eliminated because of Marx’s class theory.The fourth chapter is the inheritance and development of Marx’s class theory,and practical research is the key of this chapter.Marx’s class theory is scientific,revolutionary and practical.It transcends all old class theory,and realizes the revolution of the class theory,and It succeeds in practice.After the creation of Marx’s class theory,his successor include Lenin,Stalin,Mao Zedong and leaders of the Socialist cause of Chinese characteristics.They construct the new class ideas in practice and theory,and Marx’s class theory is enriched and developed.The fifth chapter discusses the contemporary situation and the value of Marx’s class theory.With the development of economic globalization,the class relations of contemporary capitalist society have changed.Marx’s class theory has been gradually marginalized.In contemporary society,wrong understanding is the one of the most important reasons.How to restore the explanatory power of Marx’s class theory is very important.The meaning of Marx’s class theory should be understood correctly,and then we will have the possibility to restore the explanatory power of Marx’s class theory.We can use to solve practical problems,and then we can get the right methods from the scientific theory.Frankly speaking,Marx’s class theory can explain the world correctly.In a word,Marx’s class theory still has explanatory power.The value of Marx’s theory of class is useful to our life.Conclusion part is the summary of the whole article,at the same time it is the answer to the question where has been raised on the introduction part.The answer response to the query of critical scholars at home and abroad.Marx’s class theory is not specific conclusions and advance with the times.The class struggle needs the guidance of Marxist class theory.At the same time,the social reality of China’s reform and opening up need explaining.Experience of this factual and theoretical analysis has repeatedly indicated that regardless of western social structure changed,it won’t change the nature of injustice and exploitation of capitalism.The adversarial relationship between capital and labor is fixed.Chinese National conditions also need the guidance of scientific theory.Therefore in the context of contemporary economic globalization,Marx’s class theory does not lose its explanatory power and vigor.