The Research Of Marx’s Real Community

Marx’s "Real Community" ideas are important components of Marx’s Community, which are at the same time significant content in the whole system of Marxist philosophy.In the process of reading Marx’s relative works, we discover that Marx’s discussion on Community merges with his other thoughts (especially the historical viewpoint of materialism). He does not clearly state the definition of Community in his sight, therefore in order to get full acquaintance with this concept we can only summarize by analyzing relevant theories. Marx once says that contents of any epoch-making system are products of time, and it is true with his Community as well. Marx’s Community geminates, develops and forms at the stage when the mass production of capitalism develops at top speed and the contradition of Capitalism becomes increasingly prominent.Ideas of thinkers of each time are based on existing history, which then are formed and developed through arduous theoretical researches and creation, and Marxism is no exception. There are thinkers whose theories involve the concept of Community before Marx, and Marx’s Community theory critically absorbs and develops them. In the process of forming his Community theory, Marx have done a lot of preparation work, such as philosophical, historical and economic researches. These researches go together with Marx’s researches on Community, complementing, reciprocating and promoting each other, making up an integral part of Marx’s study of Community. The form of Community in Marx’s sight follows the logic of historical development (although Marx’s works about Community are not arranged sequentially):from the earliest elementary Natural Community to later Illusive Community and Abstract Community and then to the final foothold, the True Community.Thoughts of the "True Community" in Marx’s sight are formed gradually. First of all, the formation of his concept of the True Community is a gradually clearing process, which can be concluded in his relevant writings. Secondly, the formation of Marx’s thoughts of the True Community is inseparable from the critique and sublation of various former theories of Community, including the criticism of Proudhonism, the criticism of Utopian Socialism at the stage of Critical-Utopian Socialism and the criticism of Utopian Communism. After a series of critical absorption, Marx’s ideas of the True Community mature slowly and are established finally. According to Marx, the realization form of the True Community in his perspective is the "combination of free men", the construction of which is not casual. The highly developed productivity is the prerequisite material foundation for its formation, the elimination of private ownership is the base of civil association, and the free development of individuals is the highest value demand of the "combination of free men".Marx’s theory of Community, in particular the ideas of the True community within, bears important theoretical and practical significance in the contemporary era:it deepens and enriches the theoretical study of Marxism theory; it provides theoretical direction for the contemporary construction target of developing the new socialist democracy, building socialist harmonious society, and realizing common prosperity; it also benefits solving issues of global concern.Marx’s Real Community ideas are getting more and more attention and going through more and more researches. Its nature will deepen ceaselessly and its significance will be highlighted increasingly.