How did Marx Transcend Historical Relativism:From the Intrinsic Paradoxes of Historicism Trend
The historicism trend of the same era as that of Marx eventually went into crisis because of the rupture of the identity of historical prescriptiveness and historical relativity.This crisis,rooted in historical relativism,led to a relativism of values in European thought and culture,a loss of universal validity of knowledge in the human sciences,and a skepticism about the objectivity of historical narratives.Marx's practice-based historical materialism provides the basic principle for transcending the crisis of historical relativism through the unique dialectical perspective of historical prescriptiveness and historical openness.And through the dialectical unity of historical prescriptiveness and historical generativity in the critique of political economy,Marx based his scientific understanding of history on the historical practice of grasping historical trends and opportunities.Thus,he responded to the difficulty of realizing historical transcendence in the present historical era.