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Title:: Constructing Contemporary Marxist Theory of Ethics from the Perspective of “Ethical Form”

Keywords:: Marxist ethics; ethical form; theory construction; Chinese problem; ethical spirit

Abstract:: To promote the construction of the theoretical form of contemporary Marxist ethics, we need to break free from the constraints imposed by the traditional Marxist ethics from the perspective of “ethical science” and the research paradigm of “scientific ethics”, explore new areas of growth in Marxist ethics research, and promote the innovation of Marxist ethics research paradigm as well. This paper tries to establish a new research paradigm of “philosophical ethics” from the perspective of “ethical form”. From this new perspective, the theoretical form construction of contemporary Marxist ethics aims to achieve integration and fusion among the Marxist, Chinese traditional, and Western, strands of ethics, through breaking the disciplinary barriers among them in the development dimension of ethical reality and moral form. The goal is to promote the enrichment and development of the theoretical content of contemporary Marxist ethics, construct a contemporary Chinese Marxist ethics theory with distinctive Chinese characteristics, style, and demeanor, and establish a value ecosystem for socialist ethics with Chinese characteristics in the new era.