恩格斯晚年对西方主流经济学研究的主要理论取向

Engel's Theoretical Preference Concerning Western Mainstream Economics in His Later Years

恩格斯晚年十分强调时代发生的变化,十分注意纠正对马克思经济学理论“绝对化”理解的倾向;恩格斯晚年坚持对西方主流经济学的批判,并不是为了维护马克思经济学理论的权威性,而是为了保卫马克思经济学理论的科学性。面对当时欧洲经济学的不同流派和不同经济学家的理论观点,恩格斯主张要作细致的研究和深入的探讨,反对采取简单的否定了事的方法;恩格斯认为,边际主义最根本的就是抛弃了古典政治经济学中很多科学的和合理的成分,从而动摇了古典政治经济学的基础,产生了边际主义对传统的经济学的反动,导致经济学“庸俗化”的滋蔓。

In his later years, Engels emphasized changes brought about by time and paid special attention to check the tendency of＂absolute＇understanding of Marxist economics. He insisted on criticizing the western mainstream economics, but it was not meant to maintain authority of Marxist economics,but to safeguard the scientific nature of Marxist economics. He advocated close examination and discussion and opposed arbitrarily dismissing an idea without further proof. He held that the crucial mistake of marginalism lay in their abandoning many scientific and rational aspects of classical economics and thus weakened its foundation. Consequently,marginalism became an reaction against traditional economics,which led to spread of philistinism of economics.