Marx's"Modern"View and its Contemporary Significance
The word"modern"appears frequently in Marx's texts,forming a view of"modern"view that dis-tinguishes it from western modernity theory.Understanding"modern society"constitutes a core clue to interpret Marx's"modern"view.The"modern society"mentioned by Marx refers specifically to capitalist society.Through elucidating concepts such as"modern productivity""modern production relations""universal communication""modern class"and"modernization",Marx made a comprehensive analysis of"modern society".Based on the realm of historical materialism,Marx's"modern"view contains multiple dimensions."Modern"was rooted in the logic of capital,nurtured in the social contradictions,progressing through historical transformations,and presented in the vision of civilization,which constitutes the basic theoretical space of Marx's"modern"view.Compared with the western modernity theory as the ideology of capitalist society,Marx's"modern"view reflects a more fundamen-tal and constructive criticism.By revealing the"material conditions of life"and criticizing the capitalist production mode,Marx clarified the fundamental path beyond"modern society",and provided theoretical insights for the practical exploration of the path of Chinese modernization.
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