On The Historical Materialism Of Contemporary Values ​​and Contemporary Historical Mission

Materialist conception of history is the core of Marxist philosophy. It accomplished the change of the social historical outlook and made the scientific socialism become reality. It not only brought the positive function into full play and produced the extensive influence in that era, but also is giving far-reaching influence play to the new social. Especially in these circumstances of the low ebb of the new socialism and the various and complicated international situation, materialist conception of history has important function not only for the correct understanding of the new capitalist society, but also for the new socialist society. So the problem of the new value and the new historical mission of materialist conception of history are still very important now. This article is composed of three parts.The first part, the main idea is the new general developing situation of materialist conception of history. In the wake of developing and changing of the society, materialist conception of history is facing the various challenges which come from the new society and the new theory. These include that the scientist trend of thought and the humanist trend of thought are challenging materialist conception of history; the wave of the new science and technology revolution is lashing materialist conception of history; the new capitalist society is challenging materialist conception of history and the socialist practice is putting new questions before materialist conception of history. Materialist conception of history is the scientific theory which based on the social practice and absorbed the rational parts of the other theory. Marx and Engels are originators of materialist conception of history. They expounded fully the theory of materialist conception of history. As the revolutionary and practical theory, the value of materialist conception of history will be testified by the social practice. The theory of materialist conception of history which was used by the different countries is different during the different eras. Lenin, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping have upheld, applied and developed materialist conception of history. "Three Representations" important thought has enriched the content of materialist conception of history in new period and makes materialist conception of history expand and perfect.