Early Chinese Marxist Philosophy Studies

Dispute between science and metaphysics occurred in 1923 is the first pure and deeply philosophical discussion set in the modern Chinese society which is based on the problem science and philosophy of life. The members of this controversy separated into three different camps self-consciously as the scientific representative, metaphysics representative and the representative of Marxism. Each view of the representative reflects their opinion on the controversy subject and their attitudes toward the issue of social classes. Importantly their views are the direct guidance for the youth of their life also the blueprint and theory for China's development.The winner theory of this controversy will be the truth in the practical tests in China. Marxist philosophy as a science, in this debate it showed its truth content in solving development problems of China, and therefore it has been generally accepted by Chinese people. But in this debate, we could see that it was an unsuccessful "failure proof". Because participators of the controversy seems to deviate from the topic which they argued and cared about. Also it failed to give young people a clear, scientific and accurate view of life template. But the theme of this debate will be such a great and thoughtful asking and discussing faced in front of the whole China and all over the world. This study will stand on the theoretical stance of Marxist philosophy, combined with the results of contemporary philosophy and culture's developing to ask this historical affair and reproduce its significance for new.The first chapter is the background and correlative theory about the Dispute between science and metaphysics. It contains the modern cultural paradigm of development New Culture Movement (May 4th.1919), the development of traditional Chinese philosophy by Liang Su Ming, Modern Western thought's popularity especially Pragmatism, introduction of Marxist theory and communication by the early Chinese Marxist.The second chapter is the content and commentary about this controversy. The writer stands on the theoretical stance of Marxist philosophy, and evaluated the scientific representative, metaphysics representative and the representative of Marxism detailedly and objectively.The third chapter is a summary of this debate and the new opinion of the writer on this historical affair. The writer illustrated the different areas between the early Chinese Marxists and the scientific representative, metaphysics representative on the Weltanschauung, outlook on life, historical view and epistemology of philosophy, also amended the early Chinese Marxists theory defects.