Marx And Engels’ Theory Of Social Organism And Its Contemporary Enlightenment

Marx and Engels’ theory of social organism is an important part of Marxist theory system.Although Marx and Engels did not explicitly discuss the relevant contents of social organism,he put forward the category of "social organism" and related theoretical contents in his classic works.Marx and Engels regarded the complex system of society as a living organism,and believed that society was not a fixed and rigid whole,but an organism of constant change and development.The theory of social organism not only reflects the interrelation and mutual restriction among the various elements in the social system,but also highlights the nature of self-movement,constant development and change of the social system.Through the investigation of human society,Marx and Engels found the basic contradictions existing in the historical development of human society,revealed the objective law of human society development and the special law of capitalism,and then obtained the development trend of human society.This study will not only help us better understand the connotation and essence of the social organism theory,but also help us better understand the thinking mode contained in the Marxist social organism theory.It is of great guiding significance for our country to realize high-quality social development,adhere to the people-centered approach,and promote the construction of a community of shared future for mankind.In addition to the introduction,this paper mainly includes three parts.The first part is the formation of Marx and Engels’ social organism theory.This paper focuses on the social background,ideological origin and forming process of Marx and Engels’ social organism theory.The second part is the main content of Marx and Engels’ social organism theory.Marx and Engels compared society as an organism,and explored the main contents from four parts: basic connotation,characteristics,generation,development and operation of society.Marx and Engels believed that society is a living organism,and in constant movement and development;Therefore,the social organism has the characteristics of subjectivity,practice,systematism and development.The realistic human and nature on the basis of practical activities are the prerequisite of its composition.The productive forces,relations of production and superstructure are the main factors of its composition.Each component element interacts and coordinates with each other to form the structure of social organism.The contradictory relations among productive forces,relations of production,economic base and superstructure ultimately determine the change and development of social system,and then promote the constant evolution and replacement of social forms.The third part is the contemporary enlightenment of Marx and Engels’ social organism theory.Through the study of the systematic thinking contained in the theory of social organism,deepen the understanding of the law of social development and the concept of social development system,and help to guide our society to achieve high-quality development.The subjectivity of human beings in society helps to keep people as the center,and the overall development of society helps to speed up the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.