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Basic Theoretical Research on Marxist Philosophy

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Authors:
  1. Geng Yang

    1. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

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  • Comprehensively presents the most fundamental issues in the theoretical research on Marxist philosophy
  • Highlights the status quo of Marxist philosophy in China and opens the topic to a broad international readership
  • Uses research methods that combine logical analysis, text interpretation, and historical theory

Part of the book series: Understanding China (UNCHI)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Theoretical Themes and Characteristics of Marxist Philosophy

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 1-11

  3. Practice: Ontology of Existing World and Human Existence

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    Pages 13-34

  4. Practice: Existence Mode of the Human and Essence of Social Life

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 35-52

  5. Practical Basis of Dialectics

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 53-83

  6. Dialectics of Ontological Critique

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 85-97

  7. Consciousness and Ideological Critique

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 99-120

  8. The Essence, Structure, and Paradoxical Movement of Cognition

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 121-138

  9. The Construction, Retrospection, and Reflection of Thought

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 139-163

  10. Social Structure: Institutionalization of Interactive Relations Among People

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 165-179

  11. Objective Process, Historical Law, and the Road of Social Development

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 181-204

  12. Human Liberation and Development

    • Geng Yang
    Pages 205-228
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About this book

This book addresses pioneering views and hot topics in contemporary Marxist philosophy, reflecting the latest advances and important achievements made over the past 30 years in China. Besides summarizes and reflects past and present advances in Marxist philosophy, this book also outlines a path for its future development in China. Presenting a comprehensive exploration of the most fundamental and significant theoretical issues in the field of contemporary Chinese Marxist philosophy, based on the latest research, it lays the foundation for Chinese philosophy in the new century, making it of great significance for promoting the study of contemporary Chinese philosophy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Geng Yang

About the author

Yang Geng: Anhui University (BA in Philosophy 1982), Renmin University of China (MA and PhD in Philosophy 1991), previously professor of philosophy at Renmin University of China, and Vice Chancellor of Beijing Normal University (BNU), currently he is professor of philosophy at BNU. Concurrently, he is also the leader of the discipline (Philosophy) appraisal group of the State Council’s Academic Degrees Committee, member of the Social Science Committee at the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, and the Deputy Director of the Chinese Institute of Marx-Engels Studies.

He has published more than 200 articles and 20 books, most representative of which include Defense for Marx: A New Interpretation of Marxist Philosophy, Reconstruction During Crises: A Modern Interpretation of the Materialist Conception of History, Reflections During Reconstruction: A Renewed Understanding of Historical Materialism, and The Rise of the East: Philosophical Reflections on the Chinese Model of Modernization. He has won eight national awards including the National Teaching Achievement Award, the National Excellent Course Award, and the Chinese Government Award for Publishing (Books Section).

 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Basic Theoretical Research on Marxist Philosophy

  • Authors: Geng Yang

  • Series Title: Understanding China

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2750-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Beijing Normal University Press (Group) Co., LTD 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2749-1Published: 19 June 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2752-1Published: 20 June 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2750-7Published: 18 June 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2196-3134

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-3142

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 228

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Critical Theory, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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