Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 40-45.DOI: 10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2024.01.004

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Rethinking the Relationship between the Young Marx and Feuerbach's Philosophy —Centered on Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right

SUN Jiacheng   

  1. (Department of Philosophy,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China)
  • Online:2024-01-01 Published:2024-01-28

Abstract: In Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right,young Marx sensed the split between theory and reality in Hegel's philosophy and devoted himself to solving the "difficult problem of material interests".Influenced by the social trend caused by Feuerbach's materialism,he got inspiration from Feuerbach's criticism of idealistic religious theology,absorbed his critical angle of "reversal",and agreed with his idea of integrating natural science.The two resonated with humanism in many aspects,such as externalization,quasi-essence,"French spirit" and so on.However,young Marx transcended Feuerbach's philosophy.He attached importance to the field of history and politics,adhered to the materialistic historical view of the people's standpoint in the view of social history,promoted the organic combination of dialectics,practice and materialism in the basic concepts of philosophy,and emphasized that religious problems were rooted in social material foundation and relations of production in religious criticism.Therefore,the whole picture of young Marx's thought is not Feuerbach's philosophy,which does not constitute its only source and does not accord with its dialectical pursuit,and the understanding of Feuerbach's philosophy cannot be directly embedded in the study of young Marx's thought.Young Marx paid attention to absorbing a variety of theories and ideological traditions of the times and embarked on a road of self-conscious comprehensive innovation from the very beginning.This conclusion is in line with the classical conclusions of Marx and Engels and Lenin,and is of great significance for rethinking the ideological process of young Marx in the new era and constantly promoting the adaption of basic tenets of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our times.

Key words: young Marx, Feuerbach, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right, materialism, philosophy

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