On the Nature of Historical Materialism and Its Development in China
Historical materialism is one of the two theoretical foundations of scientific socialism.Theoretically speaking,the significance of historical materialism is not only manifested in the fact that philosophy and dialectical materialism together consti-tute Marxist philosophy,but also runs through the whole Marxist theoretical system as a"new world view".In the course of its formation and development,historical materialism has three natures different from other world views:materialistic nature,histor-ical nature and dialectical nature,which embodies unique and distinct theoretical advantages.After the introduction of Marxism into China,historical materialism has made great progress,forming the Chinese pattern of seeking truth from facts,putting peo-ple first and respecting laws.It is the guidance of historical materialism and its Chinese development that laid a solid theoretical foundation and provided important methods for Chinese modernization.
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