The Cultural Intent And Significance Of Marx's Theory On The Human Essence

The birth of Marxist human theory is the great change and reform in the history of philosophy research on human. So many expositions from Marx on human essence established scientific foundation for Marxist human theory, and also provided essential principles and correct methods for us to research and solute the problems about human scientifically. The article reflect Marx's theory on human essence, while deeply discussing the prime signification and internal relation of the human essences from Marx, found that, in the back of human's multilateral behavior is the ultimate property of human, which is human proper to, relatively stable, deeply concealed and invariable. That is culture essence of human. Culture makes human becomes human. Human is cultural beings. Culture is the ultimate property of human.The paper deems that, the natural essence of human that Marx disclosed reflects human's cultural demands in the material life; the social essence of human that Marx disclosed is virtually the side of cultural social life; the spiritual essence that Marx disclosed is the elementary character of culture. The culture essence of human is the inherent definition and profound foundation of Marx theory on human essence. Through discussing human essence on the dimension of culture, we can explain and understand human essence and many-sided performance and behaviors better, which changes consistently with the development of social history. And we can also grasp the dialectical relationship between human and culture clearer. In that case, in the current society that is performing reform and opening-up and building socialism with Chinese, we should regard the problem of human essence with the view angle of culture, excavate the resource of culture of some harmful phenomenon of current society, and seek the solution from culture. Then, we can search a better direction for culture and human development for the future of socialistic China.There are four chapters in the main body of the paper.In the first chapter, it is to explain the essential meaning of Marx's theory on human essence. There are four parts in the chapter. They are:the meaning of human attributes, human properties and human essence, and their connections; natural qualities, social attributes and mental attributes of human; the contents of Marx's theory on human essence; Marx's theory on human essence is the organic part of materialistic conception of history.In the second chapter, it is to demonstrate the substance of Marx's theory on human essence is culture of human from four parts. They are:the meaning of culture and its prescriptive quality for people-oriented; the substance of Marx's theory on human essence refers to culture of human; the essential characteristics of culture reflect Marx's human essence; the viewpoint of human's culture essence is the development of Marx's theory on human essence.In the third chapter, it is to analyse the dialectical relationship between human and human's culture under the dimension of Philosophy of Culture. The two parts are:the different thinking ways about human essence in Chinese culture and western culture; the dialectical relationship between human and human's culture.In the last chapter, it is to illuminate the realistic cultural signification of Marx's theory on the human essence. The two parts are:the contemporary application and development of Marx's theory on human essence; the cultural apocalypse for the future of Marx's theory on the human essence.