¹Tran Nhat Minh, ²Pham Tran Quynh Mai

¹Ph.D. student, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Lecturers: Academy of Politics region II, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

²Ph.D. student, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Lecturers: Academy of Politics region II, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2025.v4i5n13

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ABSTRACT

The article “Truth and falsehood in the process of social differentiation” aims to study the nature of human life from the perspective of K. Marx’s critical philosophy, clarifying the truth of human beings as creative, free, fair, and equal labor. At the same time, the article analyzes the process of alienation and falsehood when humans are turned into means of survival for social institutions such as the family, religion, state, and company. The ultimate goal is to find theoretical and practical solutions to reaffirm the truth of human life. The article uses the Marxist critical philosophy method, originating from real life and historical and social movements of humans. The author applies the principle of “social existence determines social consciousness”, analyzing needs, abilities, labor, and product exchange as fundamental factors forming human nature. At the same time, dialectical logic is applied to show the relationship between creativity and instinct, truth and falsehood, to demonstrate the ability to overcome alienation. The study has clarified that the truth of human life is closely linked to creativity, freedom, and fair exchange. The article deeply analyzes the process of normative instinctualization, the role of money in maintaining social falsehood, and emphasizes education as a decisive tool to restore genuine creativity. The article affirms that alienation and falsehood are not historical inevitabilities but the consequences of the process of social instinctualization. Eliminating falsehood and restoring the truth of human life is the central task, in which education plays a key role, aiming to build a sustainable society based on creative freedom and fairness among people.

KEYWORDS:

The truth of human life, social lies, alienation and instinct, free creative labor, education for human liberation

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