Research On Marx And Engels' Thought On Common Prosperity And Its Contemporary Valu

The CPC’s understanding of common prosperity and its relationship with socialism has gone through a difficult and tortuous process of development.After a long period of arduous exploration,our party has gradually realized that common prosperity is the essence,fundamental principle and ultimate goal of socialism.From Deng Xiaoping Theory,the important thought of "Three Represents",the Scientific Outlook on Development,to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era,the contemporary Chinese Marxist thought of common prosperity is still in the process of continuous improvement and development.Entering the new era,China has become increasingly prosperous and strong.Its economic aggregate has already ranked second in the world,and its per capita income has increased significantly.In order to achieve sustainable development and national rejuvenation,it is necessary to promote the common prosperity of all people.At present,the problems of unbalanced and insufficient development and large income gap in China are still prominent,which seriously hinders the realization of common prosperity.How to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor and achieve common prosperity is the important goal of Marx and Engels’ lifelong struggle.The starting point of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels is to solve the poverty problem of the people.The basic theories,positions,viewpoints and methods adopted by Marx and Engels to study poverty,anti-poverty and how to achieve common prosperity are still of great value in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation,solving the problem of relative poverty and taking the path of common prosperity.The first chapter mainly introduces the formation background of Marx and Engels’thought of common prosperity.Marx and Engels’ thought of common prosperity came into being in response to the development of the times and the appeal of the proletariat,and was initially formed in the 1840s.The common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels was formed and developed in order to meet the needs of the proletarians to fight against poverty and to promote social change under the conditions that the contradiction between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie was extremely sharp and the bourgeois ideology was facing serious challenges.Marx and Engels inherited and developed the civilizational achievements of human society,profoundly summed up the struggle experience of the proletarians,especially innovated the idea of common prosperity of the utopian socialists,thus creating the scientific idea of common prosperity.The theoretical origins of the idea of common prosperity can be divided into three periods:the "utopian description of the ideal social system" in the 16th and 17th centuries,the"theory of direct communism" in the 18th century,and the three utopian socialisms in the early 19th century.The second chapter mainly studies the formation process of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels.The formation process of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels can be divided into four stages.From the period of "Rheinische Zeitung" to the publication of "Holy Family" is the preliminary exploration stage of their common prosperity thought;from the writing of "Theses on Feuerbach" to the publication of "Communist Manifesto" is the basis of their common prosperity thought Formative period;from writing "Economic Manuscripts(18571858)" to "Critique of the Gotha Program",it is the stage of enrichment and perfection of their ideas of common prosperity;"Anti-Dühring" and "The Origin of the Family,Private Property and the State" It is Engels’ representative work of further defending and perfecting the idea of common prosperity.The third chapter mainly expounds the main content of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels.The main content of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels includes the subject,object,purpose,realization conditions and realization process of common prosperity.Real people,all laborers and all members of society are their definitions of common wealthy subjects from different perspectives.The objects of common prosperity should include material wealth,spiritual wealth and political wealth.Marx and Engels discussed the purpose of common prosperity from at least three aspects:eliminating the confrontation between the rich and the poor and realizing social fairness and justice;accomplishing economic liberation and realizing the complete liberation of human beings;ending slave labor and realizing the free and comprehensive development of human beings.The realization of common prosperity requires certain social and personal conditions.The realization of common prosperity needs to go through four stages of development:in the pre-capitalist stage,the social gap between the rich and the poor gradually formed;in the capitalist stage,the social gap between the rich and the poor widened sharply;in the transitional period,the social gap between the rich and the poor narrowed rapidly;in communism Only at this stage can the common prosperity of all mankind be realized.The fourth chapter mainly analyzes the main features of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels.The common prosperity of Marx and Engels takes the historical materialism and the theory of surplus value as the theoretical basis,aiming at eliminating class antagonism and class difference on the basis of the development of productive forces,so that all members of society can enjoy abundant material life and spiritual life.Based on the research on the formation process and main content of Marx and Engels’ thought of common prosperity,it can be found that their thought of common prosperity has the following characteristics:it reflects the fundamental interests of the working people,conforms to the development trend of human society,and is committed to changing poverty.A world of opposites between riches is therefore in line with the development direction of social civilization and progress.The fifth chapter mainly discusses the generative logic and realization method of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels.Why the common prosperity of mankind is necessary,possible and realized is an important field of Marx and Engels’common prosperity thought,which together constitute the generative logic of their common prosperity thought.Marx and Engels mainly demonstrated "why is the common prosperity of mankind necessary" from four dimensions:common prosperity is the confirmation of the people’s dominant status,common prosperity is the practical need to maintain social justice,common prosperity is a prerequisite for realizing communism,and common prosperity is a prerequisite for realizing communism.The mission of the communists.Marx and Engels mainly proceeded from four dimensions to demonstrate "how common prosperity of mankind is possible":to discover the basis in the pursuit of historical materialism;to discover hope in the study of capitalist economy;in the inheritance and transcendence of utopian socialism Gain recognition;strengthen support in the screening of scientific argumentation methods."Practice" is a very important concept in Marxist theory,and the principle of practice is also an important principle of Marxism.Marx and Engels put their hopes on the realization of common prosperity in the practice of production and the practice of dealing with social relations.This theoretical perspective and way of thinking go beyond the pure moral preaching of utopian socialism.Marx and Engels’ thought of common prosperity has experienced a successive and closely related practice process in the Soviet Union and China.The idea of common prosperity is constantly developing,practicing and innovating in the transformation of time and space.The sixth chapter mainly discusses the contemporary value of the common prosperity thought of Marx and Engels.As an important part of scientific socialism,the thought of Marx and Engels for common prosperity is still of great significance in guiding the development of China and the world today.On the one hand,we can use the idea of common prosperity to analyze and criticize the gap between the rich and the poor in capitalism.In Western developed countries,although the adjustment of income distribution has eased the confrontation between the rich and the poor,the exploitative nature of the capitalist economy still exists,and it is difficult for capitalism to truly achieve common prosperity.On the other hand,we can use the Marx and Engels thought of common prosperity to examine the current situation of the gap between the rich and the poor in China.After the reform and opening up,the reality of the polarization between the rich and the poor exists in China,but the polarization between the rich and the poor is an inevitable phenomenon in the transition period,and the realization of common prosperity requires long-term practice.The thought of Marx and Engels for common prosperity is an important theoretical source of the construction of common prosperity in our country.In 2020,China will eliminate absolute poverty as scheduled,and solving the problem of relative poverty has become the focus of China’s anti-poverty work.Achieving common prosperity for all people is the ultimate goal of solving the problem of relative poverty.Adhering to the Marxist and Engels thinking of common prosperity,solving relative poverty and realizing common prosperity for all people,it is necessary to improve the mechanism for wealth growth of the poor,the mechanism for promoting all-round development of human beings,and the mechanism for maintaining social justice.