文章分为三个部分,第一,把20年来的研究分为三个阶段:1.80年代初到80年代中,初步进行介绍和评述。2.80年代后期至末期,热烈展开讨论和争议。3.90年代至今,持续开展翻译和研究。第二,总结了发生争议的主要问题:1.对卢卡奇及其《历史与阶级意识》的基本评价问题。2.怎样认识和估价“西方马克思主义”思潮?3.怎样看待“西方马克思主义”在马哲史上的地位?第三,对今后的研究趋势做了展望。 The article is divided into three parts. First, the research of the past two decades is divided into three stages: 1. From the early 1980s to the mid-1980s, preliminary introduction and review are given. From the latter part of 1980s to the end of the period, there was heated discussion and controversy. Since the 1990s, we have been carrying out translation and research. Second, summarizes the main issues in dispute: 1. The basic evaluation of Lukacs and his “history and class consciousness”. 2. How to recognize and appraise the trend of “Western Marxism”? 3. How do we view the position of “Western Marxism” in the history of Marxism-Leninism? Thirdly, we make a prospect of future research trends.