The Theory Of Cohen Has Reconstruction Of Historical Materialism

Cohen is the standard-bearer of the1970s British Marxist analysis of research in the fieldof,e made a re-interpretation of analytical methods and the defense because the conceptof logical analysis and philosophical analysis of historical structuralism,lays an important rolein academic research.This paper argues that the reconstruction of historical materialism Cohen on three mainideas of.(1) the basic concept of the productive forces and production relations and economicstructures to explain, Clarify the concept of chaos. One of his main point is that the socialmateriality and makes a distinction between social, He believes that the distinction betweenproductive forces and production relations of society is the material and social distinction;(2)clarify the fundamental proposition of historical materialism. He "development proposition"and "primacy thesis" interpretation of historical materialism, as "historical presentation ofclassical Marxism," the defense. His "legality" gave explanation on how to explain therelations of production and property relations law,"the economic foundation-superstructure,"the orthodox interpretation of the defense;(3) from the methodology of "functionalexplanation" for the defense of the legitimacy of historical materialism, he thinks theexplanation is functional interpretation of historical materialism, with and rational.On the basis of the Cohen study and summarize ideas, this paper analyzes the positivecontributions and limitations of Cohen reconstruction of historical materialism. Clear andstrict interpretation of historical materialism Cohen’s argument is enlightening sense. Butthere are some ideas misreading of Marx, the most fundamental is due to the lack ofmethodological dialectics, so his theory with great limitations.