Marx And Engels Civilization And Its Contemporary Value Research

Civilization is a positive result of human activities and a survival system formed by history,and a "holistic" product that encompasses human practical activities and spiritual creation.For hundreds of years since modern times,the West has long held a dominant position in the development of human civilization.In the 18 th century,thinkers began to systematically and deeply contemplate civilization.The civilization view of Western centrism has long held a dominant position in human interpretation and grasp of the essence of civilization,promoting the development and progress of human civilization to a certain extent.However,there are also some deep-rooted limitations in the Western civilization view.In the mid-19 th century,Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization began to gradually form and establish their ideas on civilization.Marx and Engels’ view of civilization is a major innovation of historical materialism in understanding the history of human civilization and ideology,which has realized the inheritance and leap of traditional civilization theory in terms of ideological methods,basic viewpoints and logical system.This article aims to sort out the theoretical basis,formation process,structural form,and future direction of the emergence and development of Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization,and to explore the theoretical overview of Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization.It has important theoretical and practical significance for us to scientifically treat various civilization theories and promote the theoretical practice of Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization.Marx and Engels’ view of civilization has achieved certain breakthroughs and innovations on the basis of previous civilization thoughts by examining the history of human civilization thoughts.Among them,in terms of the origin of civilization,Marx and Engels demonstrated how human civilization was born from the nature of production and the evolution and revolution of product consumption methods.In Marx and Engels’ view,the true emergence of industrial production methods,commodity exchange methods,and private ownership,It is an important symbol of the beginning of civilization.In terms of the content and form of civilization,Marx and Engels’ view of civilization believes that the mode of social production,the mode of exchange and the relations of production are the main basis for dividing different forms of civilization,which are divided according to various standards such as nationality,country,region,industry,time,and social form.On the general law of the development of civilization and the evolution of human civilization,Marx and Engels believed that the contradictory movement between productive forces and relations of production was the basic driving force for the development of civilization,the development of science and technology was an important driving force for the development of civilization,class struggle was the direct driving force for the development of civilization,and human essence was the internal driving force for the development of civilization.In terms of the subject of civilization,Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization is linked to the cause of the proletariat to achieve complete liberation of all humanity,with the value goal of achieving free and comprehensive development of human beings,harmonious coexistence between humans,humans and nature,and humans and society.In today’s world,with the continuous advancement of multipolarity,economic globalization,and cultural diversity,humanity is facing multiple risks and challenges,such as resource scarcity,ecological deterioration,imbalanced technological and economic development,political system competition,cultural conflicts,and other practical problems.The collision and exchange between different civilizations are showing an unprecedented trend.Socialist civilization surpasses capitalist civilization and is a higher stage in the process of human civilization,representing the future of human civilization.Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization provides a solution to the problem of world civilization development.The conscious application of Marx and Engels’ concept of civilization to guide the construction of socialist civilization in the practice of Chinese civilization has achieved significant results,reflecting the society.