Research On Marx's Critical Theory Of Fetishism

Fetishism is prevalent in modern society,and it's getting more and more hidden.This paper illustrates the logic of the development of Marx's critical theory of fetishism and analyzes the secrets of fetishism.This paper also explores and reflects on the dilemma of modern people under the logic of capital.The content of this paper is Marx's critical theory of fetishism,and mainly includes three parts.The first part is mainly about the formation of Marx's critical theory of fetishism.The first part of the paper firstly examines the concept of fetishism.Marx explained the concept of fetishism in the critical perspective of political economy.Then this part explains the formation process of Marx's fetishism theory.The connotation of fetishism is enriched with the deepening of Marx's research on capitalist society.The second part focus on Marx's critical theory of fetishism.This part firstly analyzes the commodity fetishism,currency fetishism and capital fetishism.This part then analyzes the reasons why commodities,currency and capital become the objects of worship for people.People regard the social relationship between people as the property of objects.This reverse wrong cognition leads to the worship of objects.From commodities to currency to capital,the process of ruling over people was deepening.By the time capital was produced,it had completely taken the place of people.The third part mainly explains the essence of Marx's fetishism criticism and its contemporary influence.Through the analysis of commodity fetishism,currency fetishism and capital fetishism,it reveals the social relations of people hidden of fetishism and the reality that people are subject to abstract rule,which is the essence of fetishism criticism.In order to get rid of the shadow of fetishism,we need to break the logic of capital,transcend the capitalist society,and enter a newsocial stage,where people are free and well-developed.Marx's critical theory of fetishism deeply influenced the later western scholars.The forms of fetishism changed with the development of capitalist society,and became deeper and more hidden.Marx's critical theory of fetishism is not an abstract theory.His theory not only analyzed the economic law of the capitalist world,but also contained an ideal,that is beyond the logic of capital to achieve human liberation.Marx's critical theory of fetishism still has important enlightenment to the modern society.