Research Article
Re-examine Popper’s critique of Marxist Historicism
Abstract
The challenge of Popper’s critique to Marxist philosophy has been the subject of academic research and discussion. However, in recent years, most of the academic rebuttals to Popper are still in opposition to Marxism, and they have not listened reasonably to its academic nature. This paper discusses Popper’s criticism of Marxist historicism through comparative analysis, aiming to find the rationality of his criticism, so as to perfect the path of Marxian historical materialism. Through analysis, the article clarifies Popper’s stance on Marxist historicism, and objectively excavates the rationality of Popper’s criticism, which provides a new thinking about the construction of the cause of human happiness.
Keywords: philosophy of science; popper; marxism historicism
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