A Comparative Study Of Habermas And Marx’s Thoughts On Science And Technology

As my country’s socialist modernization drive continues to develop in depth and the goal of becoming a powerful socialist modernized country is gradually realized,the impact of science and technology on my country’s socialist construction is becoming more and more important.The scientific and technological thoughts of Habermas and Marx are very rich in connotation and have far-reaching influence on future generations,and are the precious spiritual wealth of mankind.This article starts from the main content,ideological commonalities,differences and contemporary values of Habermas and Marx’s scientific and technological thoughts,and makes a comparative study of their scientific and technological thoughts.Through comparative research,it is found that,on the one hand,what they have in common is that both Habermas and Marx attach great importance to the important position of science and technology in society.On the basis of recognizing Marx’s theory that "science and technology are productive forces",Habermas further put forward the idea of "science and technology are the first productive forces",which enriched Marx’s scientific and technological thought.Like Marx,Habermas criticized the alienation of human beings caused by the capitalist application of technology after in-depth research on the impact of technology in capitalist society.Through comparative research,it is found that,on the other hand,there are differences between the two.Habermas recognizes that Marx’s "surplus value theory" has played an important historical role,but he believes that "surplus value theory" is no longer established in contemporary times,and technology has replaced laborers as the source of surplus value.In his main works,Marx always believed that science and technology are only a kind of productive force,and did not link science and technology with ideology.Habermas not only believes that technology is the primary productive force,but also tentatively expounds the theory that "science and technology are the new ideology" to explain the new changes of technology in the late capitalist society,forming his own unique Technological thinking.After studying the origin of science and technology and the nature of capitalism,Marx pointed out that the capitalist application of science and technology is the fundamental reason for the negative effects of science and technology.Habermas does not agree with Marx’s view that technology itself is the source of its enslavement.Therefore,Marx’s scientific and technological thought mainly revolves around the importance and positive significance of science and technology and the capitalist application of science and technology.Habermas’ s technological thought starts from the source of surplus value,the ideological basis and the source of alienation.Habermas’ s scientific and technological thought shows Habermas’ s profound understanding of the current situation of science and technology in the middle and late capitalist societies of contemporary developed capitalist countries,and provides new ideas for human beings to understand the current situation of science and technology and solve the shortcomings of science and technology.However,Habermas’ scientific and technological thought has not been able to go beyond the standpoint of capitalist ideology,so it has not been able to reach the height of Marx’s thinking,and has not been able to correctly understand the positive meaning and negative effects of science and technology.There are many limitations.Marx’s thought on science and technology correctly explained that the essence of science and technology is the objectification of human’s essential power,revealing the value-neutral nature of science and technology,and exposing for mankind that the capitalist application of science and technology is the fundamental reason for the negative effects of science and technology.A comparative study of Habermas’ and Marx’s scientific and technological thoughts will theoretically help to understand that the essence of science and technology is the objectification of human’s essential power,and to adhere to the guidance of Marx’s scientific and technological thoughts;it will help to understand the value-neutral nature of science and technology,and to abandon the negative aspects of science and technology.effect.In practice,it helps to firmly establish the concept of science and technology to establish a country and build an innovative country;it helps to eliminate the negative effects of science and technology and build a socialist modern power;it helps to strengthen the ethical norms of science and technology and the moral responsibility of scientists.