The People's Rational View in Philosophy of Law during the Period of Marx's Rheinische Zeitung
In the traditional western ideologies of legal philosophy,the different understanding of rationality is directly related to the basic problems of state and law.Kant insisted on the rational view of formalism,while Hegel treated rationality with objective i-dealism.In the period of Rheinische Zeitung,Marx believed that people's real life and needs were the basis of law,thus linking ra-tionality with the living habits and interests of the broad masses of people,reflecting the people's view of rationality.On the issue of legislation,Marx believes that the limitations of the legislative approach determined by the way of rational thinking of the law make the rational customary law of the poor not reflected in the law;in the country,the way of rational thinking of the feudal govern-ment bureaucrats also led them to simply act in accordance with the law,and could not see the universal nature of the interests of or-dinary working people.This view of people's rationality affects the direction of Marx's ideological exploration since then.
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