On The Historical Dimension Of Marx's Thought Of Division Of Labor

Division of labor is an important category to explore the development of human history.The western scholars' discussion of division of labor can be traced back to Plato and Xenophon,and the Chinese scholars' discussion of division of labor can be traced back to Mencius.Both Western and Chinese scholars,due to the limitations of their times,most of their theories of division of labor are one-sided.Starting from the historical materialism and on the basis of criticizing and inheriting the previous thoughts,Marx not only expounded the historical process of the emergence and development of division of labor,but also scientifically demonstrated the historical role of division of labor in the development of various fields of human society.Looking at the classic works of Marx and Engels,we can see that none of these classic works is devoted to the thought of division of labor,but in the whole theoretical system of Marx,the thought of division of labor runs through all the time.Marx's thought of division of labor not only occupies a very important position in Marx's theory system,but also can be regarded as the cream of economic theory in Marx's theory system.According to Marx's thought of division of labor,division of labor is the core of changes in the social and economic fields.Once the division of labor changes,other fields in society will also change.Therefore,based on the in-depth analysis of the formation and development of Marx's thought of division of labor,this paper,with the economic line as the core,expounds the specific characteristics of various fields in the evolution of human history revealed by his thought of division of labor from the perspective of historical materialism.Marx's thought of division of labor was founded in the 19th century and has a history of more than 100 years.Under the long river of practice,it still has a brilliant theoretical value.Contemporary is the era of rapid development of economic globalization.Under the background of economic globalization,the social division of labor is more complicated.How can we correctly understand and grasp the current situation of the development of contemporary division of labor,so that it can better promote the development of human society,which requires us to deeply analyze Marx's thought of division of labor.If we can understand these problems,it is not only conducive to enrich and complete It is also of great guiding significance for us to study the relevant theories of the current development trend of human society.