Brief Introduction

The Major of Marxist philosophy, being an important secondary discipline in the Department of Philosophy, mainly concentrates on studies of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. Its main fields include the theory, history, and application of Marxist philosophy. The history of this subject can be traced back to the Department of Philosophy & History of Communist Party of China established in 1952. Officially affiliated to the newly established Department of Philosophy of the School of Humanities in 2002, it was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to set up a master degree authorization unit in 2003. Currently, three major research orientations are covered including value philosophy, political philosophy and foreign Marxist philosophy. Our teaching and academic staff includes 8 members within 4 professors (including 2 second-grade professors and the only one tenured professor of non-law major in our university), 3 associate professors and 1 lecturer, whose studies all focus on the mentioned directions. Lastly, it is with strong academic atmosphere and excellent academic achievements in our subject.

Educational Objective

Our goal is to cultivate compound and innovative talents with sound value and outlook for world and life, solid expertise in his specialized field and excellent mastery of theoretical knowledge, fine academic literacy and innovative ability, physical and mental well-being and excellent morals with academic skills, in order to meet the requirement of contemporary social development.

Specific requirement:

1. to acquire solid knowledge in his specialized field and exceptional capacity of scientific research, to understand the main achievements and latest developments of academic research domestically and internationally, and to be competent for practical work such as teaching and scientific research;

2. to focus on the training of philosophical methods and thinking, to cultivate the awareness of concerning for China’s practical problems, and to improve basic ability to solve major theoretical and practical problems encountered in modernization.

Major Tracks

1. The philosophy of value discusses the basis, characteristics and the laws of development in value activities, consciousness and ideas, and conducts research on the value of life and practice. It is not only an important part of elementary theories in philosophy, but also possessed with universal meaning in methodology. It is the forefront field and newly emerged branch in contemporary philosophy.

2. Political philosophy attaches importance to the interpretation of the classic text of Marxism on the contemporary significance of China's modernization. It serves the construction of contemporary Chinese Marxist political philosophy based on the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, through grasping the logic of development, methodological and cross-nation characteristics of classic theories, at the same time absorbing the theoretical resources of political philosophy domestically and internationally.

3. Foreign Marxist Philosophy intends to grasp the history of foreign Marxism developed since the 20th century in the context of comparing the classic Marxism and the Second International and the Third. In the meantime, it concentrates on relating the international academic cutting edge to the philosophy of value and political philosophy of Marxism.

Study Duration and Length

Study Duration

Three years

Length

Two to four years

Curriculum, other training links, teaching plan and credit requirements

See Attachment

Training Methods

1．To implement a training mechanism combining tutorial system with guidance from tutorial group. To establish a postgraduate guidance team taken charge by leaders of disciplines (disciplinary direction), also combined with famous experts, specialists and tutors in the discipline (disciplinary direction) inside and outside our university.

2．To take curriculum and research as principal, supplemented by thesis writing. To strengthen the dynamic management of the training program, so that the cultivation of graduate students and scientific research are closely combined. To implement case instruction and thematic seminars, to conduct academic reports and thesis selection, and to realize the reciprocal interaction in teaching and learning.

3．To open up and create new forms and channels to encourage postgraduates participating in joint training both on and off campus and at home and abroad.

Eligibility

Each student must complete the learning tasks at all stages in accordance with the school’s graduate educational objective, training methods, and training requirements. S/he also should complete the credits required and all other requirements of his/her major, and submit a thesis reaching the postgraduate requirement for graduation.

Each student should possess an excellent comprehensive ability, solid expertise with virtuous integrity, professional dedication and social responsibility. S/he should abide by academic norms and uphold academic ethics.

Assessment

1．To take staged assessments and to strengthen the inspection of degree courses, semester thesis and thesis proposal. To conduct in various ways such as interview, thesis and defense in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the university.

2．Credits can only be earned after passing assessment, which is conducted in accordance with the provisions of The Curriculum and Management of Postgraduate Courses of CUPL.

3．Credits can only be earned after reading reports, semester papers and other training sections adopted through examination method, accompanied by comments and examination results given by instructor or relevant teachers. The professional practice section is compulsory for academic master postgraduate. It can be carried out through form of specialized internships as principal. Other forms like joint cultivation of production, teaching and research bases and social surveys, and so on can also be accepted. The period should generally be no less than 3 months, and it is compulsory to submit a report of at least 6,000 words with the appraisal opinion from the practice unit.

4． The mid-term assessment is carried out after completing courses required and other training sections stipulated in the program, and also after earning the required credits. It is generally placed at the end of the third semester or the beginning of the fourth. It must be completed before the thesis proposal. The results of the mid-term assessment are qualified and unqualified. Failure results in impossibility of thesis proposal. The specific requirements shall be carried out in accordance with the Regulations on the Training of Academic Postgraduates of CUPL.

5．The thesis proposal is conducted in accordance with the Regulations on the Training of Academic Postgraduates of CUPL and should be supervised by a committee composed of at least 3 specialists acquired tutorship.

6． There is a pre-defense before the formal thesis defense. (For details, see the tenth point below in “Defense and Degree”) Students must finally submit a degree thesis that meets academic standards and is of acceptable quality.

7．Graduate students are encouraged to actively participate in academic activities. Each postgraduate student need participate in no less than 10 academic reports and academic lectures organized by all subjects in our school before pre-defense.

Thesis

The graduation thesis is a comprehensive reflection of the capacity of scientific research, the proficiency of theoretical and specialized knowledge and also innovation.

The theme of the graduation thesis should be independently selected referring to themes from the forefront and with important application value in specialized subject under the guidance of the supervisor. Innovation and academic breakthroughs are cherished. Specific requirements are as follows:

1. The graduation thesis should be done independently by the postgraduate students themselves with strictly following the academic norms.

2. The graduation thesis should conform to the prescribed format with no less than30,000 words in main body.

3. The graduation thesis should meet the rest requirements of the national degree regulations for master thesis.

4. The progress in writing the graduation thesis should be follow strict procedures. Students should pass the thesis proposal before the end of the fourth semester, complete the first draft before the fifth semester, and revise and finalize the thesis according to the feedback in the pre-defense.

Defense and Degree

1. The degree application must meet the statutory requirements stipulated by the national degree regulations.

2. The materials related to degree application must be complete, comprehensive and authentic.

3. The pre-defense system must be implemented to ensure the quality of the graduation thesis. Failure in the pre-defense means the inability to enter the defense process. The application for the pre-defense should be done in the semester before the formal application for a degree, which is usually in June or December of each year and completed within 1-2 weeks before the winter and summer vacation. The pre-defense committee consists of 3 to 5 members. The application for the defense can only be recommended by tutors after revision according to the pre-defense that passed and meeting the prescribed regulations.

4. The members of the defense committee should meet the statutory conditions and requirements. Inspection for originality, evaluation and evasion of the graduation thesis should be conducted in accordance with the relevant regulations. Experts with senior professional and technical positions in the practical department can be recruited to participate in the defense committee if the thesis is involved in practical issues.

5. On the basis of carefully reviewing the graduation thesis, the committee should issue fair, serious, serious and responsible questions and secret ballots to the applicant, and make recommendations to the college degree evaluation sub-committee for conferring a master degree or not.

6. The award of a master degree should meet the requirements of the Management for Degree-Awarding of CUPL(CUPL [2016] No. 44) and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees.

References

（一）Chinese References

A．Books

1.《毛泽东选集》(1-4卷)，人民出版社1991年版。

2.《邓小平文选》(1-3卷)，人民出版社1993年版。

3.余文烈：《分析学派的马克思主义》，重庆出版社1993年版。

4.黄克剑：《人韵：一种对马克思的读解》，东方出版社1996年版。

5.孙伯鍨：《卢卡奇与马克思》，南京大学出版社1999年版。

6.孙伟平：《事实与价值：休谟问题及其解决尝试》，中国社会科学出版社2000年版。

7.郁建兴：《自由主义批判与自由理论的重建》，学林出版社2000年版。

8.俞吾金、陈学明：《国外马克思哲学新编》，复旦大学出版社2002年版。

9.黄楠森等主编：《马克思主义哲学史》(1-8卷)，北京出版社2005年版。

10.陈先达：《走向历史的深处》，中国人民大学出版社2006年版。

11.孙正聿：《辩证法研究》，吉林人民出版社2007年版。

12.孙伟平：《价值哲学方法论》，社会科学出版2008年版。

13.俞吾金：《意识形态论》，人民出版社2009年版。

14.段忠桥：《重释历史唯物主义》，江苏人民出版社2009年版。

15.高清海：《哲学与主体自我意识》，中国人民大学出版社2010年版。

16.安启念：《马克思恩格斯伦理思想研究》，武汉大学出版社2010年版。

17.李德顺:《价值论》，中国人民大学出版社2013年版。

18.吴晓明：《超感性世界的神话学及其末路：马克思存在论革命的当代阐释》，中国人民大学出版社2011年版。

19.张一兵主编：《当代国外马克思主义哲学思潮》(上中下)，江苏人民出版社2012年版。

20.陈学明主编：《20世纪西方马克思主义哲学历程》(1-4卷)，天津人民出版社2013年版。

21.黄继峰等著：《马克思主义基本原理在当代西方》，中国人民大学出版社2013年版。

22.张盾等著：《黑格尔与马克思政治哲学六论》，学习出版社2014年版。

23.张霄：《20世纪70年代以来英美的马克思主义伦理学研究》，2014年版。

24.范畅：《马克思主义理论的科学性问题》，武汉大学出版社2015年版。

25.曲红梅：《马克思主义、道德和历史》，中国社会科学出版社2016年版。

26.张一兵主编：《马克思哲学思想发展史研究》（1-6卷），中央编译出版社2018年版。

B．Translations

27.[阿根廷]方迪启著，黄藿(台)译:《价值是什么：价值学引论》，台北联经出版社1984年版。

28.[德]科尔施著，王南湜等译：《马克思主义和哲学》，重庆出版社1989年版。

29.[意]葛兰西著，徐崇温译：《实践哲学》，重庆出版社1990年版。

30.[美]列奥•施特劳斯等主编，李洪润译：《政治哲学史》（上下），河北人民出版社1993年版。

31.[德]霍克海默等著，上海社会科学院哲学研究所外国哲学研究室编译：《法兰克福学派论著选辑》（上卷），商务印书馆1998年版。

32.[匈]卢卡奇著，杜章智等译：《历史与阶级意识》，商务印书馆1999年版。

33.[法]阿尔都塞著，顾良译：《保卫马克思》，商务印书馆2006年版。

34.[加]罗伯特·韦尔等著，鲁克俭等译：《分析马克思主义新论》，中国人民大学出版社2002年版。

35.[美]赖特著，刘磊等译：《阶级》，高等教育出版社2006年版。

36.[英]科恩著，段忠桥译：《卡尔·马克思的历史理论：一种辩护》，高等教育出版社2008年版。

37.[德]马克思、恩格斯著，中共中央马克思恩格斯列宁斯大林著作编译局编译：《马克思恩格斯文集》(1-10卷)，人民出版社2009年。

38.[美]史蒂文·卢克斯著，袁聚录译：《马克思主义与道德》，高等教育出版社2009年版。

39.[美]米勒著，段忠桥译：《分析马克思——道德、权力与历史》，高等教育出版社2009年版。

40.[美]罗尔斯著，何怀宏等译：《正义论》，中国社会科学出版社2009年版。

41.[美]伍德等著，李惠斌等编译：《马克思与正义理论》，中国人民大学出版社2010年版。

42.[美]佩弗著，吕梁山等译：《马克思主义、道德与社会主义》，高等教育出版社2010年版。

43.[加]威尔•金里卡著，刘莘译：《当代政治哲学》，上海译文出版社2011年版。

44.[苏]列宁著，中共中央马克思恩格斯列宁斯大林著作编译局编译：《列宁选集》(1-4卷)，人民出版社2012年版。

45.[美]布坎南著，林进平译：《马克思与正义》，人民出版社2013年版。

46.[英]科恩著，陈伟译：《拯救正义与平等》，复旦大学出版社2014年版。

47.[加]凯·尼尔森著，李义天译：《马克思主义与道德观念——道德、意识形态与历史唯物主义》，人民出版社2014年版。

48.[加]凯·尼尔森著，傅强译：《平等与自由:捍卫激进平等主义》，人民出版社2014年版。

（二）English References

1. Erich Fromm, Marx’s Concept of Man, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1961

2.Robert Tucker. Philosophy and Myth in Karl Marx, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1972.

3.Geroge Brenkert. Marx’s Ethics of Freedom, Boston: Routledge ＆ Kegan Paul, 1979

4. Perry Anderson. Arguments within English Marxism,London: New Left Books, 1980

5. Allen W Wood. Karl Marx, Boston: Routledge ＆ Kegan Paul, 1981.

6. Allen E Buchanan. Marx and Justice: the Radical Critique of Liberalism, NY: Rowman and Littlefield, 1982

7. Richard W Miller. Analyzing Marx: Morality, Power, and History, NY: Princeton University Press, 1984.

8. Jon Elster. Make Sense of Marx, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1985.

9. Jon Elster. An Introduction to Karl Marx, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1986.

10.G. A. Cohen, History, Labour, and Freedom: Themes from Marx, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.

11.Douglas Kellner, Critical theory, Marxism, and modernity,Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989.

12. R.G Peffer. Marxism, Morality and Social Justice, NY: Princeton University Press, 1990.

13.John Roemer, Liberal Socialism, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1994.

14.E. W. Wood, Democracy against Capitalism, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

15.Tom Rockmore, Marx after Marxism: the philosophy of Karl Marx, Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2002.

Required Courses（30 Credits）

General Courses (12 credits)

Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

1

10011001

2

36

1

Offline teaching

Exam

Marxism and Methodology of Social Science

1

10011002

1

18

2

Offline teaching

Exam

Basic Foreign Language(English, Japanese or Russian)

1

4

64

1-2

Offline teaching

Exam

Philosophical Methodology and Writing

1

10007289

3

48

1

Offline teaching

Exam

Xi Jinping's Thought of Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era

1

10101136

2

32

1-4

Offline or online teaching

Exam&Thesis

Specialized Courses(15 credits)

Specialized Core Courses

Selected Readings in Classical Marxism

1

10007297

3

48

1

Offline teaching

Exam

Basic Problems and Methods of Marxism

1

10007300

3

48

2

Offline teaching

Exam

Current Issues in Philosophy

1

10007102

3

48

2

Offline teaching

Exam

Specialized Main Courses

Selected Readings in Western Marxist Philosophy

1

10007298

3

48

3

Offline teaching

Exam

Specialized Practice

Specialized Practice

1

3

3 months

Collective Practice

Inspection

It should be done before the thesis proposal. Students should submit appraisal opinion of practice unit and practice report.

Elective Courses（10 credits）

Confined Elective Courses

Topics in Philosophy of Value

1

10011168

2

32

1

Offline teaching

Inspection

The credits of elective courses should be no less than 10 among which that of specialized elective courses is at least 6 in chosen subject and that of cross-subject is no less than 2.

The credit earned due to attending sports meeting should be counted as cross-subject credit.

Selected Readings in Political Philosophy

1

10007299

2

32

2

Offline teaching

Free Elective Courses

Specialized English

Choose 4 freely

2

32

2-4

Offline teaching

Marx's Social Development Theory

10011106

2

32

2

Offline teaching

Hegelian philosophy

10007175

2

32

3

Offline teaching

Selected Readings in Postmodernism

2

32

2

Offline teaching

Monographic Study on Political Philosophy in Modern West

10005104

2

32

2

Offline teaching

Selected readings in ethics

10011112

2

32

2

Offline teaching

Modern Chinese Philosophy Research

10007162

2

32

3

Offline teaching

Monographic Study on the Philosophy of Management

10007146

2

32

1

Offline teaching

International Course

2

32

1-4

Offline teaching

MOOC

2

32

1-4

Offline teaching

Supplementary Courses

A History of Chinese Philosophy

2

10007154

4

64

1

Offline teaching

Inspection

Interdisciplinary postgraduate and postgraduate with equivalent educational qualification should catch up with general courses of which possesses 32 periods and 2 credits.

A History of Western Philosophy

10007155

2

Other Sections

1. Reading and Reviewing Studies (assessed by tutor group)

Reading and reviewing Studies are key section for postgraduate students to lay a solid expertise in specific field. It is the way to master the academic tradition and research context, and to train their ability of understanding and generalization. The form of report should meet the requirement before and possess the purpose to train logical expression. All types of postgraduate students should undergo this training.

The master postgraduates should read intensively no less than 2 specialized books per semester from the first to the fourth semester. The books should be assigned by tutors. Inspections can be chosen between book report and book review.

2

1-4

Inspection( 1 book report per semester from the first to the fourth semester

No less than 4 credits

2. Scientific Research

(assessed by tutor)

Students should submit a paper with at least 5000 characters from the first to the fourth semester.

2

1-4

Inspection

3. Research Project

(assessed by tutor)

Research project is an important way for graduate students to carry out scientific research practice and train scientific research capabilities. It is one of the basic requirements for postgraduate training and one of the basic qualities they should possess. Master postgraduates could participate in certain research projects by participating in tutors’ scientific research projects, scientific research projects of university or practice department, and the institute’s own research projects in order to submit corresponding scientific research results as the basis for assessment. Credits can be earned once passed.

2

1-4

Inspection

Total

The credit should be no less than 37 (41 for interdisciplinary postgraduate and postgraduate with equivalent educational qualification) and at least 4 in other sections.