A Study Of The Development And Practice Of Marxist Humanology In Contemporary China

Humanology, the general law that studies human essence, existence andevolution, is the nucleus of Marxist philosophy. Marxist philosophy can becomprehended as Marxist humanology. An in-depth study of Marxist humanology isconducive to an integral comprehension of Marxism. Accordingly, it is of greattheoretical and practical significance to the modernization construction of socialismwith Chinese characteristics and the establishment of harmonious socialist society.Based on a profound analysis of its theoretical origin and development vein, thepresent paper epitomizes the fundamental connotation of Marxist humanology. Incombination of Marxist humanology’s development and achievement in China, thepresent paper also discusses the Chinization of Marxist humanology and probes intoits practice in contemporary China.This thesis is composed of five chapters. Chapter One introduces the theoreticaland practical meaning, the research actuality, and the research approach andinnovation points of the study. Chapter Two elaborates Marxist humanology’stheoretical origin and development vein, especially its formation and development:from human being’s self-awareness posses supreme divinity to social relations’“materialization” in bourgeois society. Chapter Three epitomizes the fundamentalconnotation of Marxist humanology: human essence, human value, human needs,human right, human’s freedom, and human development; analyzes the essence andfeatures of “human” as subject; explicates the function of “human” in the historycourse and society development. Chapter Four discusses the Chinization of Marxisthumanology and its progress process in China: people benefit is supreme;“promotehuman being’s all-round development diligently” is the essential requirement ofbuilding a new socialist society;“people-oriented” idea of harmonious society; Chinese dream is the dream of Chinese people. From the analysis of above principles,we can conclude that Chinese Communist Party always adheres to the principle of“people-oriented”and “people’s interest is the starting point and goal of struggle”.Chapter Five probes into Marxist humanology’s practice in contemporary China viapolitical construction, economic construction, cultural construction, socialconstruction and ecological construction. Consistently, the “human developmentcentered” principle penetrates all areas, highlighting the importance of humandevelopment and the guiding significance of Marxist humanology to the practice inChina.