A Study Of The Turn Of Marx’s Materialist-Historical View In The Paris Period And Its Contemporary Implications

As an important part of Marxist philosophy,historical materialism is a theory concerning the general law of the development of human society,including the fundamental method of understanding the world and transforming society.The birth of Marx’s historical materialism has its unique historical background,theoretical origin and the different stages of development of the ideological system.Among them,the ideological transformation of Marx’s world view in the Paris period(October 1843 January 1845)from idealism to materialism,and then from general materialism to historical materialism,is of great significance in the history of the development of Marx’s thought.It is precisely because of Marx’s intellectual tension that he constantly reflects on his original theories,clears up his previous beliefs,and broadens his research horizons when facing practical problems.Under the guidance of exploring the core issue of human liberation,he discovered the laws of human historical development.This urges us to return to the text about the turn of Marx’s historical materialism in the Paris period,explore the development context of the evolution of Marx’s historical materialism,and provide inspiration for the development of contemporary thought and practical exploration.The main content of this paper is developed in the following six sections:First,the historical conditions of Marx’s materialist-historical turn in the Paris period: Marx’s attention to the social problems that emerged during the Industrial Revolution in England,the French Revolution,and the philosophical revolution in Germany,as well as the persecution by the Prussian government,prompted the young Marx to create conditions for his intellectual turn even as he embarked on a journey of exile.Second,the theoretical sources of Marx’s materialist-historical turn in the Paris period: Marx’s turn began in the dialectical thinking field of German classical philosophy;he began to look to classical political economy for the "key" to explain the development of social history because of the "difficulty of material interests".The theoretical basis for Marx’s materialist-historical turn was laid in the context of the critique of British and French materialism and ideal socialism.Third,the development of Marx’s materialist-historical turn in Paris: a review of Marx’s texts in Paris,including his articles in the German and French Annals,the Philosophical Manuscripts on Economics of 1844,and his writings in Brussels,reveals that Marx questioned the rationality he insisted on in a difficult situation,and gradually achieved clarity in his criticism,thus realizing the way beyond the traditional philosophical reasoning.Fourth,the main content of the turn of Marx’s materialistic view of history in the Paris period: in the text Marx presents a developmental progression of theoretical criticism-theoretical discovery-theoretical transcendence.Through theoretical criticism and breakthrough of the old traditional philosophy,Marx discovered the regularity of historical development and the status of human subjectivity in the real economic society and the practice of workers’ movement,thus achieving a major change in the philosophical,historical and labor views on the path of human social thinking.Fifth,the historical significance of the turn of Marx’s materialistic view of history in the Paris period: Marx broke through the traditional old philosophical malpractice based on the problems of the times and opened up a turn of discourse,subjective turn and value turn different from the traditional philosophy;he realized the leap of Marx’s dialectical thought,thus laying down the qualities of the development of Marx’s materialistic view of history.Sixth,the contemporary revelation of Marx’s materialistic view of history during the Paris period: Faced with the question of the times,which is the greatest change the world has seen in a century,we must deepen our understanding of the "three laws" of socialist society with Chinese characteristics based on practice and subjective initiative,so as to promote the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics,the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,and the building of a community of human destiny.This will promote the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics,the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,the construction of a community of human destiny,and the preparation for the ultimate realization of the lofty ideal of a communist society.