historical materialism; materialist conception of history
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historical materialism; the Marxist theory of social development following objective laws, where material production is the determining force
formalFounded by Marx and Engels, this theory emphasizes that productive forces determine relations of production, the economic base determines the superstructure, and the masses are the creators of history. Also known as 唯物史观 (materialist conception of history).
Lì历
shǐ史
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
shì是
Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
zhé哲
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Historical materialism is an important component of Marxist philosophy.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yòng用
lì历
shǐ史
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
guān观
diǎn点
lái来
fēn分
xī析
shè社
huì会
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
We should use the viewpoint of historical materialism to analyze social phenomena.
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Lì历
shǐ史
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
rèn认
wéi为
，
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
jué决
dìng定
shēng生
chǎn产
guān关
xì系
。
Historical materialism holds that the productive forces determine the relations of production.
Wéi唯
wù物
shǐ史
guān观
jiù就
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
lìng另
yī一
zhǒng种
shuō说
fǎ法
。
The materialist conception of history is another term for historical materialism.