ATS2039 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Marxist Humanism
31 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
1976 - Death of Mao
1978 - Economic Reforms
• New Era 新时期
• Reform and opening up 改革开放
1980s: Fragementation
•Economic reforms
•Political debate
• Flow of interest in culture 文化热 (culture fever)
What is humanism?
—> abstract concept with many connotations no single definition but
mostly used to refer to ideas of mutual respect, freedom, democracy
and individual rights
- commonly associatied with a secular attitude to life, such that science
and reason and a capacity for rational discussion and mutual
tolerance are held to be essential qualities for scoial well-being
across the world
-associated with freedom of inquiry
Marxist Humanism: associated with Marx’s early writings
—> emphasises the development of individual potential toward a society
free of exploitation and cooperation toward the fulfilment of universal
human needs
What is socialist alienation?
Alienation based on Marx’s observation that workers within capitalism are
alienated from their labour
Why has humanism become such a popular concept in China since the
1980s
-reform and opening ip, CCP und Leng sought to distance itself from the
Mao era by declaring the arrival of the New Era
Humanism: Socialist Humanism
- idea of fostering ‘mutual respect, mutual loving care’ as the embodiment
of ‘socialist spiritual civilisation’
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Document Summary
1978 - economic reforms: new era , reform and opening up . Flow of interest in culture (culture fever) > abstract concept with many connotations no single de nition but mostly used to refer to ideas of mutual respect, freedom, democracy and individual rights. Commonly associatied with a secular attitude to life, such that science and reason and a capacity for rational discussion and mutual tolerance are held to be essential qualities for scoial well-being across the world. > emphasises the development of individual potential toward a society free of exploitation and cooperation toward the ful lment of universal human needs. Alienation based on marx"s observation that workers within capitalism are alienated from their labour. Why has humanism become such a popular concept in china since the. Reform and opening ip, ccp und leng sought to distance itself from the. Mao era by declaring the arrival of the new era.
