On the Concrete Implementation of the Materialist Conception of History in Historical Science
The materialist conception of history initially presents itself as a series of principles or axioms,but it never remains on the level of abstract universality.Instead,it essentially encompasses the concretization of the universal-concretization according to specific social conditions and historical environments.In this sense,the materialist conception of history also implies dialectics,which means transcending the"external reflection"of abstract universality.However,while Hegel established dialectics on the foundation of the"absolute subject",Marx established dialectics on the foundation of the"real subject"(i.e.,"given society").Therefore,the materialist conception of history inherently demands the development of concretization based on the social and historical content of the"real subject"itself.The implementation of this concretization is"historical science".In other words,the materialist conception of history achieves and completes its concretization within"historical science".Historical science refers not only to a specific domain but also implies a renewed theoretical impetus:just as the principles or axioms of the materialist conception of history take root in the field of historical science,so this domain itself regains vitality and welcomes its flourishing through the renewed theoretical impetus.
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