关键词: 平心, 张闻天, 历史唯物主义, 生产力两重性, 生产关系两重性

Abstract: The theories of Ping Xin and Zhang Wentian are the original contribution of Chinese scholars to the study of historical materialism after Mao Zedong. By analyzing the internal contradictions of productive forces and production relations, they deepen their understanding of the principles of historical materialism from two different perspectives. Ping Xin points out that the contradiction between the material and technical attributes and the social attributes of the productive forces is the driving force for their selfdevelopment; the development of the productive forces can only be promoted if the production relations are compatible with the development laws of the productive forces. Zhang Wentian distinguishes between the general and special relations of production relations, and believes that the contradiction between the productive forces and the relations of production must be transformed into the contradiction within the relations of production. The thoughts of Ping Xin and Zhang Wentian are highly complementary and can be incorporated into a more comprehensive theoretical framework to explain the institutional changes in contemporary China including the reform and openingup.

Key words: Ping Xin, Zhang Wentian, historical materialism, duality of productive forces, duality of production relations