On The Research Of Marxist Ideology Education Outlook

For a long time, there exist two tendencies on the research of Marxist ideology:one is the negative understanding and critical research of ideology typical of foreign Marxism; the other is the constructive research of socialist ideology under the guide of Marxism typical of classical Marxism. Although the two tendencies vary in paths and orientations, yet both stem from the ideology theories of Marx's Existentialism.The essence of Marx' and Engels' ideology is negative and critical, which criticizes the benefit protection and exploitation of the ruling class. They think ideology itself contains enlightening function, which at first serves as protecting the ruling class and lulling the thoughts of the working class. However, Marxist ideology is oriented at the theory of communism and the liberation of the proletarian and the whole mankind. Furthermore, when communism, as way of liberating the proletarian's thoughts, comes into being, Marxism in the meantime manifests itself as a proletarian scientific ideology.The ideology education in the period of Soviet Union highlighted Party Spirit Principle, taking Marxism as a scientific ideology to play a leading role in the socialist revolution and construction; arming people with Marxism through ideology education to identify with the socialist mainstream ideology. However, the socialist ideology education in the Soviet Union was either dogmatic or liberal. Sometimes Marxism was petrified in guiding the socialist construction due to dogmatism with discourse hegemony quenching people's ideals and freedom; sometimes the leading role of Marxism was replaced by liberalization and diversification with abstract humanitarianism washing out the dam of socialist ideology, and finally western ideological discourse played the dominant role. The tension and contrast between dogmatism and liberalization in Soviet Union ideology education is of great significance for socialist ideology education in China.The ideology theories of foreign Marxism inherit and develop Marx's critical spirit in essence, and in the meantime they also put forward the strategies and tasks of ideology education and revolution, which though going against Marxist Historical Materialism with a strong flavor of cultural Utopia, still provide reference to ideology construction in contemporary China.Marxist ideology education thoughts in contemporary China are further enriched and developed by such proletarian revolutionists as Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, the most important characteristic of which is to stick to Marxism to guide the socialist ideology and uphold the Communist Party to take the lead in ideology education, well combining the ideology education and the practice of socialism in case of dogmatism and liberalization to form the peculiar ideology education of Chinese Marxism. Actually, there also arise shortcomings and mistakes in terms of the Marxist ideology education in contemporary China, which ultimately shall be attributed to the wrong viewpoints on the ideology education. Therefore, it's both the historical responsibility and the current demand now to summarize the viewpoints on ideology education of Chinese Marxism.Guided by scientific Marxism, the ideology education in contemporary China highlights and focuses on the public identifying with Marxism. So far the socialist mainstream ideology has been well recognized and identified with by the public. However, with the further development of the reform and opening up as well as the emergence of globalization, marketization and networking, socialist ideology education is confronted with complicated environment. The dominant political values are pressed; the secular utility values go prevalent; the value significances of ideology are diluted by educational subjects, and the traditional ideology education is seriously challenged. As a result, it's imperative now to innovate the ways and methods of ideology education, expand the paths and channels of ideology education, enrich the forms and contents of ideology education, adjust to the new changes and new demands of new age, improve the orientation and efficiency of mainstream ideology education, and above all enhance the attraction and appeal of mainstream ideology, which shall be the ultimate goal of Marxist ideology education.