The Scientificalization and Vulgarization of Marxism in the 20th Century: A Critical Analysis on K. Popper’s Critique of Marxism

Chang, Fan (2013) The Scientificalization and Vulgarization of Marxism in the 20th Century: A Critical Analysis on K. Popper’s Critique of Marxism. Open Journal of Philosophy, 03 (04). pp. 475-478. ISSN 2163-9434

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Abstract

Marxism was indeed vulgarized due to scientism in the 20th century, which even limits the development of Chinese social theories nowadays. This paper put forward the idea that it was serious misunderstanding to interpret Marx as prophet or inventor like empiricists who regard finding out eternal laws as the goal of science. In fact, Marx did not propose any so-called “natural laws of historical development”. He articulated that the only thing worth to do was to take note of what happened before his eyes and to become its mouthpiece. Thus, to understand science in the face of social practice, to analyze everything historically and never to thrust “eternal” laws in any era should be taken as the core of Marx’s new science, which is very important to China today.

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Subjects: Science Global Plos > Social Sciences and Humanities
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Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2023 07:52
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2023 07:54
URI: http://ebooks.manu2sent.com/id/eprint/192

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