The Development Of Engels' Socialist Thought In His Later Years

As the core of marxism,socialist thought embodies the value pursuit of marxism.After the death of Marx,Engels combined with the new changes in capitalism put forward a new understanding of the basic problems of socialism,known as Engels' s socialist thought in his later years.This thought has been controversial and distorted for a long time,which has affected the correct evaluation of Engels and scientific socialism.Based on the text of Engels in his later years,this paper presents the main contents and development of this thought systematically.Demonstrate the theoretical nature and contribution of this thought in comparison,and clarify misunderstandings.In his later years,Engels revealed the new changes of capitalism,combined with the theory of capitalism and the new reality,and reconsidered the fate of capitalism.He argues that capitalism has room to grow,reversing the argument that it will soon die;It is pointed out that the new changes of capitalism do not change the basic contradiction of capitalism,but contain the socialist trend.In his later years,Engels developed the thought of the unification of the long-term nature of the process of the demise of capitalism and the inevitability of the result.In his later years,Engels revealed the realization path of socialism that is suitable for the new changes of capitalism.Under the principle of adhering to the fundamental path of proletarian revolution,Engels put forward the new strategy of parliamentary struggle according to the new revolutionary conditions,and promoted the alliance of workers and peasants as an important condition for the proletariat to seize the political power,while insisting on retaining the unusual means of violent revolution.The strategic thought of Engels in his later years runs through the basic spirit of historical materialism.Based on his new understanding of capitalism in his later years,Engels made a more principled exposition of the future society.In the development stage,he began to emphasize the importance of the transitional period from the perspective of the complexity of the transformation society,and proposed that the socialist society is a constantly changing and reforming society.In his later years,Engels developed the long-term and complex thought of the realization process of socialism by adhering to Marx's methodological principles and socialist goals of discussing the future society.In his later years,on the premise of adhering to the basic principles of scientificsocialism,Engels advanced the innovation of socialist theory with The Times,which reflected the dialectical unity of adhering to and developing scientific socialism and was an important contribution to scientific socialism.From the contemporary perspective,Engels' socialist thought in his late years provides theoretical support for the scientific analysis of socialist reality and future,which helps us to firmly believe in socialism.It provides a correct methodology for understanding and understanding socialism with Chinese characteristics,which is helpful for us to enhance our confidence and self-consciousness in practicing socialism with Chinese characteristics.