Author(s)

Yiqing Guo ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus, Nanjing, China

Corresponding Author

Yiqing Guo

ABSTRACT

This paper delves deeply into the distinction between the moral subjects in Marx's and Kant's moral thoughts. Kant's moral thought is based on transcendental philosophy. In his view, the moral subject is a rational being. The subject's initiative stems from free will, yet it has the limitation of being divorced from reality. Marx's moral thought is founded on historical materialism. For Marx, the moral subject is a real person in social relations, and the initiative is manifested in promoting social change and is also socially and historically determined. There are significant differences between the two in terms of the definition of the subject, the connotation of initiative, and the relationship with social history. This analysis is conducive to a deeper understanding of the development of moral philosophy and provides references for contemporary moral construction. For example, by integrating Kant's emphasis on rational norms and Marx's attention to social relations, we can promote the development of social morality.

KEYWORDS

Psychology; philosophy; education; Marx; Kant; moral thought; moral subject

CITE THIS PAPER

Yiqing Guo, Comparative Study of Humanistic Education Concepts between China and the West and Its Implications for Education Reform in China. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2024) Vol. 6: 101-105. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2024.060514.

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