Marx's Thought On Human Essence And It's Contemporary Values

The human essence is an important issue of philosophical research.Looking at the development process of Marx's thought,the human essence theory has been an important part.Without the inheritance and critique of their predecessors,no theory could make a progress.As a thinker who was bold in thinking and exploring,Marx's thought on the human essence varied at different times.By the inheritance and criticism of Hegel and Feuerbach's Human Thought,Marx transferred people from abstract people to the real people.Through the analysis and study of people who engaged in the practice,he found the key to understand the history in labor.After the review of Marx's theory development and his three propositions,this paper will give a profound understanding of Marx's thought on the human essence and its contemporary value.This paper consists of three parts besides the introduction and conclusion.The first part mainly focuses on formation of Marx's theory of the human essence.The formation and development of his theory included:Self-consciousness,human own kind's essence,free and conscious activity,the sum of all social relations,production of physical materials.The second part concentrates on the three propositions of Marx's theory of human essence and their internal logic.To gain a complete and profound understanding of Marx's theory of human essence and grasp its rich connotation,we examine the essence of people according to three propositions and their internal connection.The third part is about the contemporary value of Marx's human essence theory,both the theoretical and practical significance.Firstly,the achievement of human essence is our goal of the realization of human values.Secondly,adhering to the people-oriented,and promoting the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Lastly,make efforts to solve Chinese people's survival and development problems.