The Capital Source of the Today’s Human Development Crisis and Its Solution Path: Three Crises of Humanity Today  

       Authors: Liu Jun, Wang Li    Journal of Ningxia Party School    May 24, 2024

       Liu Jun (1983- ), associate professor at the School of Marxism of Wuyi University and a doctor of law.

Wang Li (1967- ), professor at the School of Politics and Administration of Tianjin Normal University, a doctoral supervisor.

Humanity faces three kinds of crisis

The development of today’s people faces ecological crisis, social crisis and spiritual-intellectual crisis. These three crises directly negatively affect the natural conditions, social conditions and subject conditions of human development. This article discusses the three crises of current humanity based on Marx’s critical theory of capital. And proposes the solution of controlling capital in the current socialist countries.

According to Marx’s critical theory of capital, these three crises encountered by today’s humans have profound capital roots and are caused by the usurpation of capital and also by capital logic. Exploring possible paths to resolve these crises is a major proposition that today’s humans must face in their development. The wisdom and solutions provided by socialist countries in controlling capital provide reference and inspiration for this struggle. For socialist countries to vigorously develop productive forces through capital is the fundamental way to resolve the root causes of the crisis. Adhering to the concept of community development, strengthening institutional and legal construction, and cultivating people’s moral sentiments are the symptomatic measures that must be taken at the current stage of socialism.

Human development; Capital logic; Development crisis

The development of today’s people is facing ecological crisis, social crisis and spiritual-intellectual crisis. These three crises have not always existed but are the product of the development of human society to the modern stage. Although they belong to different fields, they have a common modern source root – the capital logic. Marx pointed out in Capital that “capital came into the world, dripping with blood and filth from head to toe”. According to Marx’s critical theory of capital, the dominant principle of modern society is capital and its logic. The reason why today’s people’s development has suffered a serious crisis is largely due to the usurpation of capital and its logic. These three crises have now become a huge obstacle to the development of today’s people in the world. It is necessary to use Marxism to reveal the capital roots of these crises and then explore possible ways to eliminate these crises.

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