社会改革是人类社会普遍而常规的现象。马克思主义哲学尤其是历史唯物主义的科学理论,为社会主义社会改革提供了世界观和方法论的指导。邓小平立足于时代潮流和中国国情,对社会发展的动力、社会主义改革的性质、目的和检验标准等方面提出了一系列重要观点,丰富和发展了历史唯物主义。 Social reform is a common and universal phenomenon in human society. Marxist philosophy, especially the historical materialism scientific theory, provided the guidance of world outlook and methodology for the reform of socialist society. Deng Xiaoping put forward a series of important views based on the trend of the times and China’s national conditions, the driving force for social development, the nature, purpose and test standards of socialist reforms and enriched and developed historical materialism.