In general, the existing research on the relationship between Marx and Hegel in China focuses on the idea of understanding Marx’s thought through Hegel’s thought (“from Hegel to Marx”). More specifically, Chinese researchers have so far followed three distinct paths, the path of Phänomenologie des Geistes, the path of Wissenschaft der Logik and the path of Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts. If the “de-Hegelization” of Marx is seen as a kind of Marx-Hegel-relationship, then this may be regar…
Read moreIn general, the existing research on the relationship between Marx and Hegel in China focuses on the idea of understanding Marx’s thought through Hegel’s thought (“from Hegel to Marx”). More specifically, Chinese researchers have so far followed three distinct paths, the path of Phänomenologie des Geistes, the path of Wissenschaft der Logik and the path of Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts. If the “de-Hegelization” of Marx is seen as a kind of Marx-Hegel-relationship, then this may be regarded as another important research path, including the attempts to position Kant as Marx’s main source of inspiration. Each one of these paths corresponds to a relatively fixed group of texts by Marx and Hegel.We think it is necessary to reverse the direction of research, that is, to understand Hegel through Marx’s perspective (“from Marx to Hegel”). Such research focuses on Marx’s and Hegel’s philosophy of history, since this is the philosophical field in which Marx sought to transcend the whole Hegelian system.
