Theories and Practices of Scientific Socialism

The author synthesizes the lessons derived from Socialism's first hundred years as well as China's reforms and contacts with the world, while analysing Marx and Engels' socialist theories and their significance for contemporary social development in Eastern societies.

Jiaxiang Zhao is Professor of Philosophy at Peking University, and has served as vice dean and director of the academic committee of the Department of Philosophy, as well as vice president and consultant of the Chinese Historical Materialism Association. His main research interests include Marxist philosophy and Marxist classic works.

1.Nomenclature for the future society; 2. An overview of the role of capital; 3. Reflecting on the destiny of socialism; 4. Marx and Engels' visions on the basic characteristics of the future society; 5. The controversy about "whether one country can accomplish socialism"; 6. Deng Xiaoping's theory of the primary stage of socialism; 7. Deng Xiaoping's contributions to the theory of the essence of socialism; 8. Deng Xiaoping's contribution to the historical era heory