Enriching and Developing Marxism in the Twenty-First Century in Various Aspects: Six Definitions of Marxism

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ABSTRACTThis paper extends the definition of Marxism in six aspects and discusses it in connection with contemporary theories and reality. First, in the aspect of creation and development subjects, we should unceasingly enrich and develop the theoretical system created by Marx and Engels and increasingly improved by their successors. Second, in the aspect of academic thought, we should constantly enrich and develop Marxist academic theories on laws governing the development of nature, society, and thinking. Third, in the aspect of social functions, we should increasingly enrich and develop guiding Marxist ideology on socialist revolution and construction, and on the transition to a communist society. Fourth, in the aspect of people’s welfare, we should continuously enrich and develop Marxist principles and thoughts on improving people’s livelihoods, and on realizing the all-round development of human freedom. Fifth, in the aspect of values and ethics, we should steadily enrich and develop Marxist cultural and ideological systems of beliefs and concepts. Sixth, in the aspect of international communications, we should continuously enrich and develop the Marxist international ideological system concerning the world’s peace and development, as well as the community with a shared future for mankind.