Research On The Thought Of Common Prosperity And Its Contemporary Value In The Critique Of Gotha Program

The report of the 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "Chinese path to modernization is the modernization of common prosperity for all people.Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism with Chinese characteristics,and it is also a long-term historical process".Although Marx’s representative work in his later years,Critique of Gotha Program did not directly address the topic of "common prosperity," it creatively proposed a two stage theory of the development of communist society in a serious criticism of Lassar’s opportunism,elaborated on the theory of the transitional period,clarified the distribution mode of the future society,discussed the role of the middle class as an ally,and defended the scientific theory of surplus value,Adhering to the theory of proletarian revolution and the theory of proletarian dictatorship,"we have established a milestone in the world that can be used by people to measure the level of the Party’s movement.".The theoretical rudiment of the scientific thought of common prosperity is gestated therein.Therefore,the in-depth excavation of the common prosperity thought in Critique of Gotha Program and the discussion of its contemporary value will help us more deeply grasp the connotation,principles and methods of achieving common prosperity,and further help "build a socialist modernization power in an all-round way,achieve the second century goal,and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization".The first chapter of this article traces the historical origin of the theoretical and practical background of Marx’s thought of common prosperity.Common prosperity is the common pursuit of the people of the world since ancient times.The rise of subjective philosophy and the discovery of "human beings",classical British political economics,utopian socialist theory,and classical German philosophy are all important theoretical backgrounds for the emergence of Marx’s thought of common prosperity,which can be seen in the comb of Marx’s early texts.Therefore,the first section of this chapter briefly introduces the writing background of Critique of Gotha Program;The second section briefly discusses several theoretical sources of Marx’s thought of common prosperity;The third section focuses on combing the thought of common prosperity in German Ideology,Communist Manifesto,Philosophical Poverty,and Das Capital,aiming to reveal Marx’s early exploration of common prosperity before creating Critique of Gotha Program,with a view to grasping Marx’s thought of common prosperity in Critique of Gotha Program from the perspective of overall Marxism.The second chapter of this paper explains Marx’s thought of common prosperity in the Critique of the Gotha Program.Critique of the Gotha Program is a polemic work,in which the thought of common prosperity is presented in a critical way.This chapter combs the serious criticism of Lassarism in the Critique of the Gotha Program,and summarizes the thought of common prosperity contained in the Critique of the Gotha Program.It can be seen from the Critique of the Gotha Program that,in Marx’s view,common prosperity is one of the basic features of the communist society,harmonious coexistence between man and nature is a necessary prerequisite for common prosperity,and public ownership of means of production is the ownership condition of common prosperity.Distribution must be discussed around the law that production determines distribution.The third chapter of this article discusses the contemporary value of the common prosperity thought in Critique of Gotha Program.Currently,China is in the primary stage of socialism,which is the primary stage of communism.We still have hundreds of years to go before the realization of the "first stage of communism" proposed in Critique of Gotha Program.The thought of common prosperity in Critique of Gotha Program has important theoretical significance.This glorious document enlightens us that in order to firmly promote common prosperity,we must base ourselves on a new stage of development and promote high-quality development;Promote the diversification of common prosperity content;With the goal of realizing the free and comprehensive development of human beings,we should construct an income distribution system that takes into account efficiency and fairness;Expand the size of middle-income groups and reduce the gap between rich and poor.At the same time,Critique of Gotha Program also enlightens all countries in the world that want to break away from polarization,should eliminate the private ownership of production materials,and actively promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.The third chapter of this article discusses the contemporary value of the idea of common prosperity.At present,China is in the primary stage of socialism,and socialism is the primary stage of communism,which is still hundreds of years away from the realization of the "the first stage of communism" proposed in Critique of Gotha Program.Therefore,the thought of common prosperity in Critique of Gotha Program is of great theoretical significance.It inspires us that in order to promote common prosperity,China must base on the new stage of development,promote high-quality development;continuously optimize the distribution system,improve the socialist distribution system;must take the people as the center,set "traffic light" for capital;must rely wholeheartedly on the working class,continue to adhere to the comprehensive deepening of reform,promote the realization of free and comprehensive development of people.At the same time,the idea of common prosperity also inspires all countries and people in the world who want to get rid of the development of productive forces and transcend the historical limitations of capitalism;to liberate the productive forces and eliminate the private ownership of the means of production,and to join together to actively promote the building of a community of shared future for mankind.The classical Marxist literature represented by Critique of Gotha Program has drawn up a beautiful blueprint for us to leap from the kingdom of necessity to the kingdom of freedom.