唯物史观:一门真正的实证科学

Historical Materialism:A Real Empirical Science

近一个时期以来,唯物史观在历史研究中的地位逐渐被边缘化。因此,重树唯物史观在历史研究中的指导地位,成为我国史学界当前面临的一个重大课题。本文通过对马克思创建唯物史观初衷的考察、对唯物史观通过实证研究揭示人类社会发展规律的考察,以及对唯物史观在不断变化的现实中接受检验并发展自己的考察,阐明唯物史观是一门真正的实证科学,具有随着时代变迁而不断发展的科学本性。与此同时,有鉴于唯物史观所建构的对人类社会的系统认知体系揭示了人类社会历史演进的规律,它同样具有历史哲学的品格。

Over a period,the status of historical materialism in historical research has gradually marginalized. Therefore restoring its guiding status in historical research becomes an important subject for Chinese historiography. Through exploring the original intent of Marx in creating historical materialism,exploring historical materialism having revealed the law on the development of human society by means of empirical research,and exploring historical materialism receiving inspection and developing itself,this article argues th at historical materialism is a real empirical science and has scientific nature of constant development with the change of the times. Meanwhile,given the cognitive system of human society which historical materialism has built reveals the law on the development of human society,it also has the nature of historical philosophy.Over a period,the status of historical materialism in historical research has gradually marginalized. So restoring the guiding status of historical materialism in historical research becomes an important subject for Chinese Historiography. Through exploring the original intent of Marx in creating historical materialism,exploring historical materialism having revealed the law of human society development through empirical research,and exploring historical materialism receiving inspection and developing itself,this article clarifies historical materialism is a real empirical science and has scientific nature of constant development with the change of the times. Meanwhile,Given the cognitive system of human society which historical materialism has built reveals the law of human society development,it has similarly the nature of historical philosophy.