Abstract:

With the people' s upsurging and boundless enthusiasm throughout the whole country a high tide in socialist construction of China took shape. However, the destruction, which was just caused by it, went against the men' s aspiration. One of the most important reasons lay in the harm caused by the prevalence of subjectivism. Subjectivism exaggerates man' s spiritual force and advocates that the will can determine everything. Taking it as guidance in socialist construction, one will inevitably be punished by objective laws.Some thoughts and slogans prevalent around 1958 fully displayed the rampancy of subjectivism. Viewed from its history, social roots and idelolgy, subjectivism has its own inevitability to prevail for a time. It has brought the nation and people a serious aftermath in many ways. As we draw lessons from history, valuing objective laws and avoiding subjectivism should be kept in mind consciously in the present-day socialist construction.

Key words: subjectivism, individual will, idealism, serious aftermath