Modern Western Intellectual and Political History

Author: Xu Datong
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Publish Date: 2003-12-10
Features: The Modern Western Political Thought has the following characteristics: , various political trends are complex and diverse, displaying a rich tapestry. The 20th century was a great historical period when the entire world transformed from traditional to modern society, and it was also a time of extremely complex contradictions and intense social conflicts. The two World Wars were the concentrated manifestation of such contradictions and conflicts. Second, the conflict between the two major ideologies of capitalism and socialism constitutes the focus of modern political thought conflicts. Since the beginning of the modernization process of humanity, the ideological conflict between capitalism and socialism has gradually unfolded with the formation of the two major classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Third, various political trends not only conflict with each other but also learn from and permeate each other. In addition to the conflict between the two major ideologies, the 20th-century Western political thought conflicts also involve the division and conflict of different trends or schools within each ideology. Fourth, the study of political science is developing towards scientification and interdisciplinary approaches. Although political science was initially formed as an independent discipline by Aristotle in ancient Greece, its research remained largely within the realm of political philosophy for a long period thereafter. The Modern Western Political Thought has the following characteristics: , various political trends are complex and diverse, displaying a rich tapestry. The 20th century was a great historical period when the entire world transformed from traditional to modern society, and it was also a time of extremely complex contradictions and intense social conflicts. The two World Wars were the concentrated manifestation of such contradictions and conflicts. Second, the conflict between the two major ideologies of capitalism and socialism constitutes the focus of modern political thought conflicts. Since the beginning of the modernization process of humanity, the ideological conflict between capitalism and socialism has gradually unfolded with the formation of the two major classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Third, various political trends not only conflict with each other but also learn from and permeate each other. In addition to the conflict between the two major ideologies, the 20th-century Western political thought conflicts also involve the division and conflict of different trends or schools within each ideology. Fourth, the study of political science is developing towards scientification and interdisciplinary approaches. Political science, although initially formed as an independent discipline by Aristotle in ancient Greece, remained largely within the realm of political philosophy for a long period thereafter.