Criticism and Transcendence: on Marx’s Development of Hegel’s World-historical Thought

Marx formed his own classic world-historical thought based on the inheritance, criticism and transcendence of Hegel’s world-historical thought. The generating subject of Marx’s world-historical thought is “living individuals” rather than the “absolute spirit”. The core force of development is the “flowing” capital rather than the constantly developing “reason”. The development process relies on the continuous expansion of “communication” and “struggle” rather than the dialectical movement of the “spirit”. The ultimate goal of development is to achieve the free and all-round development of human beings, rather than the freedom of the state or the whole. Under the current background of the “unprecedented changes in a century in the world”, promoting the construction of a “community with a shared future for mankind”, ensuring a peaceful world order and achieving the freedom and liberation of all mankind are the inherent meanings of Marx’s world-historical thought.