The History and Present State of Marxist Philosophy (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Sun Bobie, Hou Huiqin, Editors
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The first volume primarily focuses on the 19th century, emphasizing the realization and logical completion of the transformation of Marxist philosophy, highlighting its spiritual origins and theoretical vitality. The second volume primarily focuses on the 20th century, emphasizing the practical application and winding development of Marxist philosophy, highlighting its Sinicization process and the difficult innovations in the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The Second International marks the transition of Marxist philosophy from a focus on theory to a focus on practice, and from a universal form to a nationalized one. For the sake of content continuity and balanced length, this section has been included in the first volume with content adjustments and enrichments. The original book's account of the development of Marxist philosophy in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has been simplified in an abridged manner, primarily elaborating on Lenin's contributions to Marxist philosophy. The content related to Western Marxism has been placed as an "Appendix" after the main text for flexible teaching arrangements. Given that the study of the history of Marxist philosophy must be rooted in China's reality and oriented toward the future, this revision has added content on the third major theoretical achievement—the important thought of "Three Represents"—which combines Marxist philosophy with China's practice.