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Re Critique Of Giddens’ Historical Materialism Criticism

Posted on:2017-05-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D ZengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330485959935Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Giddens is one of the thinkers of the 20 th century systematic study of Marxist historical materialism.In his theory of social system,the study of Marx and Exposition has been in a very important position,Many of his ideas are important in establishing Marx’s historical materialism Deconstruction and Reconstruction up.Giddens’ s Inheritance and Development of Marx is not a simple copy,but the thought of Marx as a tradition to be critical,sublate and reconstruction.Giddens believes that Marx’s historical materialism is the social history of the 19 th century,represents the basic theory of modern classical paradigms,there are deficiencies.From the perspective of reflection on modernity,Giddens was critical to the basic ideas of Marx’s social history: Critiqued Marx’s theory about the power of social development,Questioned the historical materialism affirmed productivity fundamental role in the development of human society;Criticized social formation theory and social structure theory of Marx.The criticism and questioning was a unavoidable challenge to orthodox marxism.Giddens’ s reflection and reconstruction of historical materialism has certain enlightening significance,but there were obvious flaws.Giddens contemporary criticism of historical materialism in the most valuable place,is that activated the contemporary value of marxism,and to open the contemporary historical materialism horizon.Defects of Historical Materialism Giddens discussed does exist in the dogmatic interpretation of historical materialism descendants carried out,but this is not a real historical materialism.The structure of the theory of his own painstaking build,but in many respects fallen into relativism and pluralism compromise on the quagmire,difficulties in interpretation,and due to the lack of a revolutionary,with a color of historicism.
Keywords/Search Tags:Materialism, Social history, Critique, Reconstruction, structured theory
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