From Speculation to Practice:A Comparison of Hegel's and Marx's Dignity Views
Hegel and Marx both value human dignity and value,and emphasize the need for institutionalized solutions to achieve mutual recognition of dignity.But Hegel remained on the basis of speculation and his interpretation of dignity was an institutional con-sideration within the framework of spiritual recognition.Marx is different from Hegel,he focused more on practice,that is,he delves into the capitalist mode of production to explore how human dignity is possible.Marx's critical transcendence of Hegel's conception of dignity can make us clear today:the subject of dignity is not an abstract subject,but a real,living person;dignity is not abstract spirit-ual recognition,but the real"mutual recognition"from"materialized recognition";dignity is not an abstract matter of reason,but is based on the material power of the productive forces.