Marx's Free Time Theory And Its Contemporary Value

Time and freedom have been the subject of thought and debate among many thinkers and philosophers since the feudal era.Their theory is mainly based on the study of natural philosophy and the exploration of the origin of the universe.Then the industrial revolution promoted the progress of productive forces.The vigorous development of productive forces pushed mankind into the capitalist society.The contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat became increasingly sharp.Marx combined the predecessors’ theoretical basis with freedom in this particular historical context.Time issues have been explored.Marx spent his life studying the issue of freedom and liberation.He constantly revised and perfected his ideology in theoretical debates and revolutionary struggles.He gradually grew from a young Hegelian scholar to a great historical materialist.Thinking about free time has gradually turned from ambiguity to clarity.In the later theory,it is clearly pointed out that free time is the time when people are free to control and not subject to material needs,and it is of great significance to the full development of human freedom and even the liberation of human beings.Nowadays,the vigorous development of science and technology is also promoting the progress of society.The level of social productivity has increased year by year,the material wealth of society has increased day by day,socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era,productivity has been continuously improved due to the vigorous development of science and technology,and labor productivity has been rising.People’s Labor time has gradually shortened,freeing up a lot of free time.Free time is an important yardstick for measuring people’s happiness index,and it is of great significance to meet people’s needs for a better life in the new era.Time is another space for development.Creating more free time is to provide a broader space for development.Therefore,how to create more free time and make rational use of free time becomes a real problem that needs to be solved urgently.The main contents of this article are as follows:First of all,introduce the theoretical origin of Marx’s theory of free time.Marx’s early time theory is the basis of Marx’s theory of free time.Marx’s early theory of time was influenced by Aristotle,Kant,and Hegel’s time philosophy.By absorbing the essence of their thoughts,Marx produced independent thinking on the issue of time and laid the foundation for the formation of Marx’s theory of free time.Secondly,it analyzes the development of Marx’s theory of free time.Marx’s theory of free time has the germination of time thinking in his doctoral thesis.After a certain period of development,he proposes the difference between labor time and natural time,and then proposes that man is the subject of time,and finally in capital theory and its manuscript.Further analysisof the relationship between free time and labor time,exploring the relationship between the use of free time and working days,and perfecting the theory of free time.Then,the basic content of Marx’s theory of free time is analyzed.Analyze the meaning of free time and compare it with other related time categories,analyze the four basic characteristics of free time,the influencing factors of free time and the role of free time.This part needs to deeply understand free time,grasp the connotation and characteristics,focus on the three meanings of free time on people,and explore the influence of productivity,production relations,human subjective consciousness and social system on free time.Finally,the contemporary value of Marx’s theory of free time is analyzed.Marx’s theory of free time has important contemporary values.On the macro level,it mainly introduces the critique of the capital system,the solution to the contradictions of socialism in the new era,and the value in the theory of all-round development of human beings.In practice,it mainly focuses on the improvement of the working day system,the solution to the unemployment employment problem,the guidance to the leisure economy,the concrete use value of spiritual civilization construction and the elimination of people’s alienation and utilization.