A Commitment To Political Philosophy Of Historical Materialism

The rise of political philosophy not only caters to the need and trend of contemporary China comprehensively deepen reform, providing an important theoretical guidance for the reform of political system. But also enrich the path and the perspective of reviewing historical materialism, in order to interpret the profound connotation of historical materialism further. As one of two great discoveries of Marx’s life, Historical materialism profoundly reveals the general law of development of human society and history, and criticizes the capitalist political economy and the ideology relentlessly as a “critical weapon”. In the process of criticism, Marx dispel the foundation of the traditional western political philosophy theory, and claim that the relation of laws and the form of nations rooted in the relation of material life which named civil society, and then make a new commitment to political philosophy in historical materialism.This paper is divided into three parts: The first chapter firstly identifies the different meaning of the political philosophy, and presents the specific connotation of the concept of “political philosophy ”which is used in this paper; At the same time, the chapter shows the multiple dimensions of Karl Marx’s philosophy, and explains the possibility and legitimacy of Marx’s philosophy and political philosophy to meet; then reveals the Marx’s political philosophy revolution on the basis, Marx’s political philosophy revolution is different from the traditional western political philosophy, it is based on the critique of political economy. The second chapter explains the main content of Marx’s political philosophy and theoretical characteristics, from the three portions of thought resources, the content and characteristics, to express a distinct and clear logic of Marx’s political philosophy theory system. The third chapter mainly reveals the meaning of the classic Marx’s political philosophy to the political development of contemporary China, then deepens and thinks about the contemporary theme of Marx’s political philosophy, and explores a kind of realistic possibility path of political philosophy to guide and lead the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Historical materialism is the philosophy of history and political philosophy. In the critique of political economy view, Marx sees that the Capitalist Class planted the evil seeds for themselves, and discoveries that the antagonism between people was covered by the relationship of contents in the capitalist society, thus makes deep criticism to freedom, equality and justice which advocated by capitalism, realized the confluence of politics and economy, the communist political ideal that people can develop free and all-round were put forward. This is the ultimate concern why Marx practiced and revolted.