On The Starting Point Of Historical Materialism

The issues about the starting point of historical materialism relate to from which point the whole logic system of historical materialism depart to be discoursed upon. Holding different comprehending toward the starting point of historical materialism will lead to grasp and arrange the whole logic system of historical materialism with differences. With setting up "practical man" as the starting point of historical materialism, Marx and Engels think along "practical man", the scientific logic starting point, to establish and expound the system info of historical materialism in a systemic way; Of course, Marx and Engels do not hit upon "practical man" as the starting point of historical materialism without foundation while they explore in the process of criticizing and sublating historical mentalism and base themselves upon the reality to deeply realize the importance of studying "practical man", hence they turn to research "practical man" where they start to research the law of social history development; Marx and Engels not only find out what is the scientific starting point of historical materialism but also make a scientific exposition and argument about it, just by which they completely draw a clear line of demarcation between themselves and historical mentalism; It embraces great theoretical and realistic value to set up "practical man" as the scientific starting point of historical materialism. The paper applying Marx's basic standpoints, viewpoints and methods will study thoughts about "the starting point of historical materialism" from the following four parts:Part I : What is the starting point of historical materialism? In this part it sorts out and states the exposition about the starting point of historical materialism in the original and applies Marx's thinking logic to define the meanings of "the starting point", then according to which it draw a conclusion that "practical man" is the starting point of historical materialism.Part II: On the establishment of the starting point of historical materialism hold by Marx and Engels. In this part it mainly discusses about the thinking course that Marx and Engels come to shape the starting point of historical materialism. In the process of criticizing Germany Ideology, Marx and Engels demonstrate that there is no factual starting point in historical mentalism and point out it is certain in both logic and historical sense that historical materialism must make "practical man" the starting point.PartIII: On explanation of the starting point of historical materialism hold by Marx and Engels. In this part it stars with what Marx and Engels make the scientific provision for "practical man" is that it is the unity of "individual" and "class" and also its connotation and essence, as well as four factors of historical connection to concretely expound what content is defined and discoursed in the starting point of historical materialism by Marx and Engels.PartIV: The value of that Marx and Engels establish the starting point of historical materialism as "practical man". In this part it discusses about the value of that Marx and Engels establish the starting point of historical materialism as "practical man" in two aspects which are that the establishment of the starting point of historical materialism achieves the overturning of philosophy and discovers the significant methodology law applied to see about and study social history.