以研究社会历史分期、社会历史演进和社会结构为主要内容的马克思社会形态理论,是历史唯物主义理论体系的核心,它凸显了马克思主义的整体性,它是探明社会历史现象的钥匙。一、社会形态理论是历史唯物主义理论体系的核心马克思一生有两大发现,一是剩余价值学说,二是唯物史观,而唯物史观的核心内容是社会形态理论。马克思恩格斯在《德意志意识形态》中指出:“我们仅仅知道一门唯一 The study of Marx’s theory of social form, which focuses on the study of social history, evolution of social history and social structure, is the core of the theoretical system of historical materialism. It highlights the integrity of Marxism and is the key to the identification of social and historical phenomena. First, the theory of social form is the core of the theoretical system of historical materialism Marx has two major discoveries in his life, one is the theory of surplus value, the second is the historical materialism, and the core content of historical materialism is the social form theory. Marx and Engels pointed out in German Ideology: ”We only know a unique