The historical evolution of the concept of civil society and the map description of the research on this problem in China

In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Band 2023, Heft 4-2, S. 182-193

Abstract

In this article, from the perspective and by mean of Marxist historical materialism, analysis of the different concepts of "civil society" at different times and their evolution was made in sequence as follows, Aristotle's concept of "city-state" in Ancient Greek period, Cicero's concept of "state", divine theory of state and society in Middle Ages, Ferguson's concept of "civilized society" and Hegel's concept of "civil society" in capitalist period and Marx's concept of civil society.