On Marx And Engels’s Critical Reflection On Capitalist Mode Of Production And Its Contemporary Significance

Marx and Engels’ critique on Capitalist mode of production is a sublation of criticism and a thorough critique.The criticism of Marx and Engels surpasses the one-sided understanding of Utopian socialists and Political economists.They expounded the historical progress and objective limitations of Capitalist mode of production from a dialectical and comprehensive perspective.By explaining relevance between inherent contradiction of the Capitalist mode of production and economic crisis,Marx and Engels explained capitalist mode of production’s internal motivation of self-denial.At present,a comprehensive combing and summarizing of Marx and Engels ’ s critical reflection on Capitalist mode of production is beneficial to strengthen the Road confidence,Theoretical self-confidence,Institutional self-confidence and Cultural self-confidence of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.Therefore,this article is elaborated through the following four parts:The first part,the clarity of concepts.Starting from the analysis of the core concepts " Mode of production" and " Capitalist mode of production",summarizing Marx and Engels’ concept of "Capitalist mode of production" is based on capital and wage labor,aimed at pursuing surplus value.It is the unity of social productivity and production relations under the Capitalist social form.On the basis of clear concepts,criticizing the one-sided understanding of Capitalist mode of production by thinkers before Marx and Engels.The second part,the combing of theory.On the basis of combing classical texts,integrating Marx and Engels’ classic theories on Capitalist mode of production.This paper expounds Marx and Engels’ reflection and evaluation on Capitalist mode of production from the historical progress and limitations;It explains the inherent contradiction of Capitalist mode of production and the relevance between economic crisis.The third part,theoretical transcendence.This paper explains the concrete connotation of Scientific Socialist mode of production by Marx and Engels and its theoretical transcendence over Capitalist mode of production.Under the double logic of history and theory,it reveals the principles that the economically backward countries should adhere to when choosing production methods,and the rationality of the Socialist Market Economy with Chinese characteristics.The fourth part,contemporary reflection.This paper expounds the new changes of Capitalist mode of production in today’s society,and analyzes the concealment and obstinacy of the inherent contradiction of Capitalist mode of production.It highlights the appeal and vitality of Marx and Engels’ critical theory of Capitalist mode of production in the contemporary era.The fifth part,significance elucidation.To grasp the theoretical criticism of Marx and Engels on Capitalist mode of production,and to combine the new changes in the world today.This paper tries to reveal the theoretical value of Marx and Engels’ s critical theory on Capitalist mode of production and its implications for contemporary China.