The Theoretical Value And Realistic Meaning Of Engels' Theory Of Resultant Forces For Social Development

In the forties and fifties of 19^th century, Marx and Engels founded the historical materialism, criticizing the historical idealism through the research of practical problems and political economy. In view of historical condition of that time, Marx and Engels comparatively emphasized the economic factor which has the deciding effect.In the eighties and nineties of 19^th century, the change was earth-shaking in the social and historical field. The historical materialism was confronted with the spiteful intention from far and near and the error behavior with the historical materialism vulgarized, simplified, mechanized and one-sided. In order to defend and develop the historical materialism, Engels of old age put forward the theory of resultant forces for social development on the ground of fundamental principle of the historical materialism. Under being guided by materialism monism, the theory of resultant forces for social development emphasizes the motile effect of superstructure (such as social consciousness and politics) and the effect of individual will in social development.The theory of resultant forces for social development perseveres with history materialism and history dialectics. It is the important complement to the historical materialism. It defends and develops the historical materialism and guides the history with methodology. The theory of result forces for social development has important theoretical value to the research of historical materialism.The scientific concept of development and the building socialist harmonious society can draw lessons from the theory of resultant forces for social development. The theory of resultant forces for social development guides the scientific concept of development and the building socialist harmonious society. The scientific concept of development and the building socialist harmonious society are the innovation and development of the theory of resultant forces for social development in themodernization drive.