邓小平社会主义本质论是对马克思主义的继承发展。其贡献在于：从生产力、生产关系、上层建筑的辩证统一中揭示社会主义本质，突出了解放和发展生产力的重要地位；从目的和手段的统一来考察社会主义本质，更有利于区分社会主义和资本主义；第一次明确地从社会主义运动的角度概括社会主义本质。强调正确把握社会主义本质，是当代共产党人面临的最大课题 Deng Xiaoping’s Theory of Socialist Essence is the Inheritance and Development of Marxism. Its contribution lies in: revealing the essence of socialism from the dialectical unity of the productive forces, the relations of production and the superstructure, highlighting the important position of liberating and developing the productive forces; examining the essence of socialism from the unification of purposes and means is more conducive to distinguishing between socialism and socialism Capitalism; for the first time, the essence of socialism is summarized explicitly from the perspective of the socialist movement. Emphasizing that correctly grasping the essence of socialism is the biggest issue facing contemporary communists