Research On The Development Of The Materialistic View Of History From "Scientific Hypothesis" To "Empirical Science"

The materialistic view of history is one of the two great discoveries of Marx’s life,a scientific principle proven in practice and a fundamental method for the Communists to understand and grasp history.2021 marks the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC),and looking back on the century-long history of the Party,the CPC has used the materialistic view of history to correctly understand history and guide social practice,leading the people of all ethnic groups to create great miracles in revolution,construction and reform.The important foundation of historical confidence is historical cognition.Studying the development of the materialistic view of history from "scientific hypothesis" to "empirical science" is conducive to insisting on using the materialistic view of history to summarize historical experience,so as to make the Party and the country.From the history of the formation and development of the materialistic concept of history,it was initially proposed as a "scientific hypothesis",which at that time had its own scientific nature and its own limitations.The "scientific hypothesis" of the materialist-historical view has a sufficient basis for the study of the laws of social and historical development,adheres to a scientific attitude to the study of social and historical problems,forms a scientific logical system,and points out the right direction for the study of other social sciences.However,the "scientific hypothesis" of the materialistic historical concept at this time still lacks more sufficient empirical materials to support it,and it still needs to be thoroughly researched and proved for major socio-historical facts,and has not yet been fully tested by practice.In the European Revolution of 1848 and the Paris Commune Revolution of 1871,Marx and Engels summarized and analyzed the practice of the two revolutions with the "scientific hypothesis" of the materialistic historical concept,so that the "scientific hypothesis" of the materialistic historical concept The "scientific hypothesis" of the materialist-historical view was verified and developed in the practice of revolution and scientific research.With the deepening of Marx’s and Engels’ empirical research on capitalist society,the materialistic view of history gradually changed from "scientific hypothesis" to "empirical science".Marx and Engels made an in-depth analysis of the capitalist mode of production and the basic contradictions of society,as well as the economic form of capitalist society,and scientifically proved the "scientific assumptions" of the materialist historical concept.However,the transformation of the materialist-historical view into an "empirical science" was not completed at once.In their later years,Marx and Engels did not stop the process of refining and developing the materialistic view of history.They made fully use of the research results on primitive societies and the materials on Eastern societies to study the morphology of primitive societies and the path of development of Eastern societies,and promoted the further scientificization of the materialistic view of history.In conclusion,the development of the materialistic view of history from "scientific hypothesis" to "empirical science" is the process of the materialistic view of history from its formulation to its verification in practice,and then to its further justification and improvement.The development of the materialistic view of history from "scientific hypothesis" to "empirical science" has shown important theoretical and practical values.In terms of theoretical value,it realizes the perfection and systematization of the materialistic view of history and defends the scientific nature of the materialistic view of history;in terms of practical value,it enlightens us to emancipate our minds and seek truth from facts on the basis of a correct understanding of the materialistic view of history,and to establish the "four self-confidences" on the basis of adherence to the materialistic view of history.The study of the development of the materialistic view of history from "scientific hypothesis" to "empirical science" helps to further understand the development of the materialistic view of history and its value,and helps to clarify the scientific history of the materialistic view of history in terms of development logic.