The Theoretical Vision Of Marx’s Feudal System Thought

Existed long in the history of Chinese feudal society,this view is closely relatedwith the spread of Marx’s historical materialism.Feudal society is an important stage in the evolution of human history, it hasbecome an important part of marxism social development theory. Marx’s theory offocuses on studies is capitalist society, but in the process of its research, Marx’s ideas offeudalism and the Oriental society theory arise at the historic moment.Understanding of the feudalism by Marx, inherits the feudalism’s research of theEuropean predecessors, but also transcends the predecessors’ research in the field ofpolitics and law, put it as one of the forms of the evolution of human societyeconomy.The feudalism thought of Marx, from system level, in the understanding of thefirst, the feudal sovereign and land holding of the feudalism are unificational, ownershipof land is private and hereditary;Second, the serf system is the important condition forthe existence of the feudalism; Third,The contract relationship of the feudalism betweenLord and serf are ensured with the legal rights; Fourth, a centralized monarchy and adistributed fedualism are counter. This was a typical reflection of the medieval WesternEurope society.For Oriental society, Marx affirmed the Japan’s feudal society, and the fedualism ofthe Oriental country outside of Japan were negative. Marx was careful of using thedesignation of “feudal society" for the Oriental countries such as China,India, he wasopposed to abuse "feudal",thought that feudalism is Europe’s unique historicalphenomenon, and for non-european countries in the east, Marx’s eastern social thoughtis proposed. In the study of Marx’s Oriental society thought, he emphasized thehistorical environment of unique Oriental countries, result to the process of the modernsociety in eastern and western countries, there is the possibility of different developmentroad, this is an extension and perfection of the two great discovery for youth.China’s society existing the theory of feudal society that it is the historical view ofthe Chinese marxist historian, but academia in China whether there is the feudal societyof understanding by Marx to claim all the time. According to the feudalism of thoughts of Marx’s text, contrasting the characteristics of Chinese and western ancient society, wecan clearly understand to the big difference between the feudalism of China and thefeudalism of Marx’s understanding,this study made people attent and respect thedevelopment characteristic of the Chinese society. The marxist scholars should contactthe practice of China’s social development, provide solid theoretical service for China’ssocial development.