Marx's Ideology Theory And Its Contemporary Significance

This paper mainly discusses the theory of ideology of Marx and its enlightenment for today's construction of ideology.First of all,the paper analyzes the negative and critical connotation of concepts of Marx's ideology.From that we can see ideology is regarded as the "reverse" and "distortion" of the true contradictions in the real world in Marx's thought,and it is a cover-up of the true social relations.Its purpose is to guard the interests of the ruling class and the ruling order of the present.According to this analysis,we can understand the nature of the capitalist ideology more clearly,protecting the interests and the rule of the bourgeoisie.At the same time,the analysis of the instrumental concept of Marx's ideology and Lenin's development,can provide a historical reference to the current ideological construction.Through the interpretations of Marx's texts,we can understand that the characteristic of ideology is class-nature and the function of ideology is the maintenance of ruling classes.The analysis of Marx on ideology can help us further understand the importance of the ideological construction of our country.At the same time,the analysis about history-nature of ideology and the function of developing culture,enable us to understand the reason of handling the relationship between traditional values and the construction of ideology of our country very well.