Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary Context
Marx’s theory of world history is an important part of his materialist conception of history (i.e., historical materialism). Marx and Engels summarized the evolution of social history and the laws behind it based on their observations and analyses of human activities and their material condition...
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| description | Marx’s theory of world history is an important part of his materialist
conception of history (i.e., historical materialism). Marx and Engels
summarized the evolution of social history and the laws behind it based
on their observations and analyses of human activities and their material
conditions in real life and raised the realistic possibility of “transformation
of history into world history” in the future. From the Marxist perspective
of world history, we attempt to catch a glimpse of his profound, scientific
criticism of capitalism and understand the contemporaneity and supercontemporaneity of Marxism. Also, we try to perceive new issues of our
time and develop a new theory grounded in the scientific, rational, and
universal insights from Marxism. The study of Marx’s theory of world
history and criticism of capitalism can help understand today’s major
issues such as globalization and anti-globalization. In short, Marx’s theory
of world history is of profound theoretical and practical significance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7458e2ecde8a4125ba9ebb587310aadb2022-12-22T04:39:55ZengEditorial Department of Contemporary Social SciencesContemporary Social Sciences2096-02122022-07-01Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary ContextShuai Qian 0Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences Marx’s theory of world history is an important part of his materialist conception of history (i.e., historical materialism). Marx and Engels summarized the evolution of social history and the laws behind it based on their observations and analyses of human activities and their material conditions in real life and raised the realistic possibility of “transformation of history into world history” in the future. From the Marxist perspective of world history, we attempt to catch a glimpse of his profound, scientific criticism of capitalism and understand the contemporaneity and supercontemporaneity of Marxism. Also, we try to perceive new issues of our time and develop a new theory grounded in the scientific, rational, and universal insights from Marxism. The study of Marx’s theory of world history and criticism of capitalism can help understand today’s major issues such as globalization and anti-globalization. In short, Marx’s theory of world history is of profound theoretical and practical significance. https://css.researchcommons.org/journal/vol2022/iss4/14marxismtheory of world historycriticism of capitalismmodernity |
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| title | Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary Context |
| title_full | Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary Context |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary Context |
| title_short | Marx’s Theory of World History Explained: Basic Connotations and Contemporary Context |
| title_sort | marx s theory of world history explained basic connotations and contemporary context |
| topic | marxism theory of world history criticism of capitalism modernity |
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