The Era Significance of Marxist Classic Texts: Study on 'Capital in the 21st Century' from the 'Das Kapital'

摘要

If the author wants to explore the connotation and logic of Marxist theory, Marxist classic text is its foundation and origin. By comparing contemporary social science books with Marxist classic texts, we can more clearly recognize the era significance of Marxist classic texts. The "Das Kapital" is an important encyclopedia for Marxist scholars. It was rated as the first of 16 books affecting the world [1]. It is also the culmination of Marx's study of capitalist socio-economic patterns. The "Capital in the 21st Century" is a book published by the French economist Thomas Pecketti in 2014, ranking first in the Amazon ranking for several weeks. It analyzes the wealth distribution data of the major countries in the world from the 18th century industrial revolution to the present. And it is an important work to pay tribute to Marx's "Das Kapital" [2]. This article will analyze "Capital in the 21st Century" from the perspective of "Das Kapital". And it would make the study from the aspects of world outlook, methodology, the gap between the rich and the poor of capitalism, and the fundamental ways to solve the current problems. It would clarify the relationship between the two books and analyze the differences. Also, it would clarify the inherent contradictions of capitalism and future development trends. Finally, it would clarify the era significance of Marxist classic texts.