Subjectival Nature Of The Historical Law

The question law of history is not only the primary concern of Marx and Engels, but alsothe fundamental question of historical materialism itself. And, the problem of thefundamental character of historical law is the premise and basis to correctly understand andreasonably grasp the historical law. However, it has not evoked men’s conscientiousconsciousness and enough attention for so long. This causes the important drawback andcertain deviation to appear on the research of the materialist conception of history and its law.Base upon human society and historical development’s essence and characteristics, probedeeply into the nature of subject of historical law, is the key to solve the above problems.This thesis, from the angle of relations between the historical law and the man’s practice, thehistorical law and man’s will, the historical law and man’s development, analyzes anddiscourses upon the nature of subject of historical law:The first part, historical law and man’s practice. The paper mainly focus on thefundamental character of historical law, especially problem between the historical law and theman’s practice to start; from the connection and distinction between the laws of nature andthat of history, the author found out the historical law’s typical character; from the critique onPopper deny the concept of historical law, the author prove the practical basis of theobjectivity of historical law, thus conclude that the historical law is the law of men’s practicalactivity.The second part, historical law and man’s will. Mainly on the basis of ways and meansby which Friedrich Engels found the objectivity of historical law and of the famous theory“the historical joint forces”, the paper attempts from a new angle to explain the deep meaningof "the historical joint forces "; by means of discussion about relations among the historicallaw, man’s will and his value pursuit, the paper reveals that the historical law doesn’t changeits direction in deference to individual will, but it will change its direction in deference tomen’s will. In contrast, the law of joint forces formed by conflict and interaction of individualwill reflects in essence the law of the social and historical purposes of men.The third part, historical law and man’s development. Mainly focus on the subject, thebasis and the content of social history to advance the argument, probe into relations amongthe historical law, the historical subject and man’s development, thus the paper reveals thatthe development of history inherently lies in the all-round development of man, the historicallaw is “the law of development of the human-self”, viz.“characteristics of motion of development of mankind”.