Study On The Marx's View Of Science And Technology

Science and technology is not only the dominant force to promote the development of human society,but is an important means for prosperity and rejuvenation of a nation.All aspects of social life,from politics,economy,culture to people's daily life,are all permeated with the power of science and technology.In the current revolutionary wave of new technology,the rapid development of science and technology,which expands the field of application of it's results little by little;the increasement of the power of science and technology,which impacts on social development and human progress more and more.Science and Technology play an important role on the existence and development of human society,which caused ancient and modern philosophers study and research.Marx as one of the greatest thinkers in human history,his life in the 19th century is the era of the rapid rise of capitalism,between the first technological revolution based on textile machinery invention and improvement of the steam engine and the second period of technological revolution of power applications and chemical technology as a symbol.Science and technology played a huge role on promoting society and that aroused Marx' keen to research.Marxist ideology of science and technology has it's internal development cause.Natural scientific thought in modern times,like Feuerbach and Kant's scientific ideas have had a profound impact on the thought of Marx's science and technology.There is no systematic exposition of science and technology specialized content in Marx's articles,the results related to science and technology scattered in numerous expositions letters and notes from the early years to old age,mainly in the German Ideology,Machine,Nature Force and the Application of Science,Das Kapital,letters and notes.Although scattered,but the content is rich and profound,which is an indispensable part of Marx's historical materialism.From the perspective of society,Marx thought that science originated in the reality of people's emotional practice,which links to the needs of human society closely,that is an important tool for people to understand and transform the nature.It has a certain value of neutrality,but this neutrality is only relative,not absolutely.Marx carefully studied the relationship between science and technology and human development and the nature,then he proposed science and technology is an important productivity,is a major factor in promoting social development and change,is the highest sense of the revolutionary forces.But on the other hand,science and technology leads to alienation and self-alienation of human labor.Technology alienation has its profound social and historical roots,to solve technology alienation needs to destroy the capitalist system,establish the socialist system.This paper is based on Marx's classic texts on the content of science and technology for a detailed study.The paper can be divided into five parts:the first part,the introduction,the main purpose and significance of Marx's thought on science and technology and related research results in domestic and abroad were combined,the main innovations of the paper is put forward.The second part,the background of Marx's idea of science and technology on politics,economic,culture and ideologic is analysed.The third part,from the interpretation of Marx's classic texts,he core of Marx's exposition of scientific and technical ideas is focused on,which including:the relationship between science and technology,science and technology produced in social practice,the point of view on science and technology are productive,historical materialism in science and technology,science and technology,alienation and alienation avoided.The fourth part,which research the view of modern western scholars about Marx's thought of science and technology,and the development of Marx's thought of science and technology in China.The fifth part,the contemporary enlightenment of Marx's idea of science and technology is discussed.Marxist ideology of science and technology can be used to solve some problems caused by science and technology in the process of human and social development.Faced with ecological issues,technology alienation and other issues,from vigorously develop science and technology,adhere to scientific and technological development of ecology,focus on the scientific spirit and humanistic spirit coordinated development,weaken or eliminate the negative effects of science and technology and other aspects of alienation,Contemporary Value of Marx's scientific and technical ideas is clarified.