Two Critical Approaches To "Progression Compulsion"

Wittgenstein once said: "Our civilization is characterized by the word " progress."Progress is the form of civilization,not the characteristic that civilization depends on to make progress." With the development of modern society,the crisis of civilization It is precisely hidden in this kind of "progress" that we once relied on pride and unlimited expansion."Progress" has evolved into a terrible "progression compulsion."Heidegger defines "progression compulsion" as an infinite loop and continuous change of production coercion and demand coercion.People are eternally in various external compulsions,and this phenomenon constitutes the universal dilemma of modernity.And Marx had already revealed the same "reality" as early as in the "Communist Manifesto"-the global turbulence of capitalism’s expansion caused by "subjecting the peasant nation to the bourgeois nation,and subordinating the East to the West".And the forced "progress" of blood and fire.Modernity has given inexhaustible impetus to "progression compulsion",which has shown increasing destructive power.To this day,we can still feel the drive and dominance of "progression compulsion" no matter at the social level or the individual level.Heidegger and Marx unanimously revealed the "progression compulsion",but their reflection and criticism of "progression compulsion" are quite different.The technical criticism advocated by Heidegger is a kind of humanistic line in which romanticism and pessimism coexist,and Marx’s capital logic criticism unfolds a grand picture of historical materialism narrative.In terms of historical order,Marx’s critique of capital logic is earlier than Heidegger’s "poetic dwelling".If the latter has a more thorough ideological proposition than the former,it can be said that it is the natural meaning of historical progress.But this is not the case.Compared with Marx,Heidegger’s passion and imagination for social progress have shrunk greatly.It seems that Hegel’s so-called “consistent history and logic” does not appear here.The reason may be that the critique of the coercive progress is essentially a critique of modernity and capitalism,and it is this progressive system that is required to be criticized here.The premise is not progress itself,and Heidegger does not know about it.Therefore,although Heidegger is the name of "progression compulsion",its inherent theoretical flaws are obvious.The main purpose of this article is to reflect on the reality of contemporary society through the comparative analysis of the two critical theories of Heidegger and Marx,and to seek possible ways to overcome or ease the "progression compulsion".The general structure of the article is as follows:The introduction part expounds the background and significance of the topic selected in this article,and briefly reviews the related research on "progression compulsion",Heidegger’s critical thought of technology and Marx’s capital logic critical thought.The first and second chapters introduce the conceptual connotation,main characterization and historical role of "progression compulsion".The concept of "progression compulsion" was first proposed by Heidegger,but before Heidegger,Marx also expressed it in the Communist Manifesto.Based on the analysis of Heidegger and Marx,this article forms the definition of "progression compulsion"."progression compulsion" is embodied in the specific representation as the world level-"subordinate the East to the West";the social level-ecological problems and economic crises;the personal level-exhausted full alienation.However,looking at "progression compulsion" dialectically,it has also played a certain positive role in history,such as promoting the development of productive forces,the awakening of subject consciousness,and the cultivation of modern spirit.The third chapter analyzes Heidegger’s criticism and resolution of "progression compulsion".Heidegger started from the thinking of technology,examined the relationship between the essence of technology and the fate of the times,and made a pessimistic judgment on "progression compulsion".Therefore,in the end,he advocated the "task of thinking" and "poetic dwelling".The method laid a romantic way out for "progression compulsion".The forth chapter explores Marx’s criticism and transcendence of "progression compulsion".Marx advocated to reveal the modern world picture stipulated by "progression compulsion" through the critique of capital logic.By analyzing the essential provisions of capital logic,internal contradictions,and the connection with modern technology,we can grasp that capital logic is the source of the dilemma of "progression compulsion".Therefore,facing the drive and dominance of "progression compulsion",the possible path must first go beyond the capital logic and rely on practice to change the fundamental system,and finally realize human freedom and liberation.The conclusion part makes a brief analysis of the way out of "progression compulsion" at present.The multiple crises between man and man,man and society,man and nature require us to not only base ourselves on the actual situation of the productivity level,use the market to develop the economy,but also use the advantages of the socialist system to effectively regulate capital and care for the survival and development of people.Real progress replaces "progression compulsion".