From "Community" to "Society": the Change of Tönnies's "Community of the Will"

Xiaozhen Wang

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China

Abstract: As an ancient concept, the community has left its appearance at every stage of human social development. The community at each stage is not only the reflection of the times, but also the wisdom of the times. As the basic way of human existence, the community is the home of human beings and the realization of human nature. However, in the contemporary capitalist environment, there are crises in the process of community development, which caused community to be deconstructed and even replaced. Thus, through the in-depth discussion of the "Community of the Will" of Tönnies, we can explore the path of the construction of the contemporary community represented by the "Community of Human Destiny".

Keywords: Community; Society; "Community of Human Destiny"