Acceptance history focuses on the study of the"subjectivity"of the acceptors.From the perspective of"acceptance history",historical materialism meets the methodologi-cal expectations of early Chinese intellectuals in terms of"where China is heading",aligning with the social psychology based on traditional Chinese philosophy at that time.It possesses a historical inevitability of being chosen for priority acceptance in modern China.In addi-tion,the theory of evolution also serves as a bridge for early Chinese intellectuals to better understand and accept historical materialism.These factors collectively formed the expected perspective through which historical materialism was prioritized and accepted by early Chi-nese intellectuals.
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