自由是社会主义的价值理想，是马克思主义的最高价值追求，也是人类社会的共同价值理念。西方资本主义社会的发展为自由赋予了丰富的内涵，但这不是自由唯一的维度和价值标准，我国优秀的传统文化同样蕴含着丰富的自由“因子”，而中国特色社会主义对自由的实践更是将自由提到了新的高度。随着全球化进程的不断推进，各国政治、经济、文化等领域的交流与合作不断深入，人类命运共同体的构建朝着更加完善的方向发展。但这并不因此意味着会形成一种统一的、普世的自由价值观。历史和现实的发展已经表明，西方资本主义自由观强调个人至高无上，其核心方法论是个人主义，通过个人主义来理解自我、建构个人与社会和国家的关系，这种对自由的理解不能从根本上克服它的私有制和为资产阶级服务的本质。马克思主义自由观坚持具体自由与历史自由的统一，形式自由与实质自由的统一，权利与义务的统一，具有历史性、实践性、社会性、阶级性等特征，是对西方资本主义自由观的全面批判与超越。中国特色社会主义自由观以马克思主义自由观为指导，是中国共产党人在革命、建设和改革的伟大实践中，充分吸收中国优秀传统文化的自由养分，并在对西方资本主义自由观批判的基础上，构建起来的自由观，实现了马克思主义自由观的中国化，也为人类社会自由观的发展注入了新的内涵和活力。

本文主要框架分布如下：

导论部分主要阐述研究中国特色社会主义自由观的必要性与可能性，指出了研究的理论难题与现实困境：西方资本主义社会一直对自由进行话语权垄断和意识形态渗透，现阶段我国生产力发展不平衡不充分等具体国情，在一定程度上制约了自由的发展进程。

第一章阐述自由是社会主义的基本价值追求，分别从自由是人类社会共同的价值追求、自由是马克思主义的最高价值追求、社会主义的发展历程就是追求人的自由过程三个方面来阐述，从理论和实践角度论述了前资本主义社会、资本主义社会到社会主义社会人们对自由的孜孜以求。

第二章论述了中国特色社会主义自由观的思想渊源，包括中国古代自由观、西方资本主义自由观和马克思主义的自由观，分别阐述了三种自由观的形成、发展、特征及现代价值意蕴。中国古代主张一种主动式、内向度、天人合一的自由观，这种自由观以个体的道德自律为基础，具有群体性、相对性、平衡性、自律性的典型特征；西方资本主义自由观坚持个人主义，关注个体自由如何在政治现实中的实现，注重对个人自由与国家权力边界的划分；马克思主义自由观的形成发展是个复杂的历史过程，其对个人的关注是实践的、现实的，是在具体的社会关系中进行自由的探索，是为全体人民共享的真实的自由。

第三章论述了中国特色社会主义自由观的基本内涵与特征。中国特色社会主义自由是在认识自然和社会的必然规律上的自主、自觉的实践活动，它为一切全面发展的个体所拥有，是符合当今中国发展需求的社会主义自由体系，包括经济自由、政治自由、社会自由和精神自由四个基本领域。注重实质自由、强调平等、重视公民美德、致力于平衡公民权利与公共权力之间的关系是中国特色社会主义自由观的精神实质。

第四章从生产力发展、政治制度建设、社会保障制度、公民美德四个维度来论述中国特色社会主义自由实现面临的挑战。目前，区域城乡之间、阶层之间发展不平衡不充分依然存在，与发达国家之间还存在差距，市场活力激发不够，自由实现的物质基础不够坚实；社会主义民主政治、法治体系、行政体制还有待进一步完善；教育、就业、医疗、养老体系有待进一步优化；公民美德有待进一步提升。这一系列有待加强和完善的问题，在一定程度上制约了社会主义自由的实现。

第五章是中国特色社会主义自由的实现路径，主要是针对第五章阐述的问题与挑战，寻求解决问题的对策，从而促进社会主义自由的实现。

中国特色社会主义自由观的研究不仅是重要的理论课题，也是一个重大的实践问题，关乎社会主义现代化的建设进程，以及每一个社会成员的自由全面发展。中国特色社会主义自由坚持以人民为中心，最大程度地保护人民实质自由的实现；强调社会平等和弱势群体的保护，通过制度保障每一个社会成员自由张力的释放，通过法治防止个人自由阻碍他人自由的实现。社会主义制度为自由的实现提供了广阔的平台，为公民自由张力的释放提供了可行的能力与素质，简言之，社会主义制度无可比拟的优越性为自由的实现提供了现实基础。中国特色社会主义自由观是自由理论不可或缺的重要组成部分，既反映了社会主义的本质属性，也体现了中国特色社会主义的发展要求，是社会主义的题中应有之义。

Liberty is the ideal value of socialism, the highest value of Marxism, the common value of human society as well. The development of western capitalist society has endowed liberty with rich connotations, which is not the only dimension and value of freedom. China's excellent traditional culture contains a wealth of "factors" for liberty as well. The practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics has raised liberty to a new level. With the advance of globalization, exchanges and cooperation among countries in political, economic and cultural fields are deepening, and the building of a Community of Shared Future for Mankind is developing perfectly. However, it does not necessarily mean that there will be a unified and universal value of liberty. The development of history and reality indicates that the western capitalist concept of liberty advocates the supremacy of individuals, along with individualism as its core methodology, which is used to understand the self and construct the relationship among individuals, society and nation. This understanding of liberty cannot fundamentally overcome the nature of private ownership and service to the Bourgeoisie. Marxist view of liberty is a comprehensive criticism and transcendence of that of the western capitalist, which insists on the unity of specific and historical liberty, the unity of formal and substantive liberty, and the unity of rights and obligations. Moreover, it is of historic significance, practicalness, sociability and class nature. The socialist concept of liberty with Chinese characteristics is guided by the Marxist concept of liberty. In the great practice of revolution, construction and reformation, on the basis of criticizing the western capitalist concept of liberty, the Chinese Communists has condensed and summarized the elements of liberty in the reality of Chinese society and culture, constructed the concept of liberty, which not only help realize the Sinicization of Marxist concept of liberty but also inject new connotation and vitality into the development of liberty.

The framework of this study is as follows:

The Introduction part mainly expounds the necessity and possibility of the research on socialist liberty and points out the theoretical problem and reality dilemma of the research, that is to say, the right of speech monopoly and ideological infiltration which the western capitalist society has been holding and the imbalance of productivity development in our country at present.

The first chapter states that liberty is the basic pursuit of socialist value, including three aspects: liberty is the common pursuit of human society value, the highest pursuit of Marxism value, and the development of socialism is the process of pursuing human liberty. It discusses the pursuit of liberty in different forms of society theoretically and practically, including pre-capitalist society, capitalist society and socialist society.

The second chapter is mainly about the origin of the views of socialist liberty with Chinese characteristics, which respectively expounds the formation, characteristics and modern value implication of the three views of liberty, namely, ancient China, the West and Marxism. The ancient Chinese advocated an active, internal dimensional, and the unity of man and nature view of liberty, which is based on the individual's moral self-discipline and has the typical characteristics of collectivity, relativity, balance and self-discipline. The western capitalist concept of liberty insists on individualism, pays attention to how individual liberty is realized in political reality, and emphasizes on the boundary between individual freedom and state power. The formation and development of Marx's view of liberty is a complex historical process, and its concern for individuals is practical and realistic, which is the practical liberty carried out in specific social relations. It is a kind of liberty for the real freedom of all social members.

Chapter three is a discussion of the basic connotation and characteristics of the socialist concept of liberty with Chinese characteristics. The Liberty of Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a conscious practice based on the law of natural and social autonomy. It is possessed by all the individuals with all-round development. Consisting of economic freedom, political freedom, social freedom and spiritual freedom, it is a system which meets the needs of the socialist development of China. It is the spiritual essence of the socialist concept of liberty with Chinese characteristics to emphasize the real freedom and equality, to emphasize the civic virtue and to balance the relationship between the civil rights and the public rights.

The fourth chapter discusses the challenges to the realization of freedom with Chinese characteristics from four dimensions: productivity, political system, social security and civic virtue. So far, the development of different regions, between urban and rural areas, and different social strata, is unbalanced and inadequate in China. Market vitality is not fully stimulated. There is still a gap between China and developed countries. The system of socialist democracy, the rule of law and the administrative system need further improvement. The systems of education, employment, medical care and old-age care need further optimization, and the civic virtues need to be promoted. To some extent, these issues, which need to be strengthened and improved, restrict the realization of socialist liberty.

Chapter five is the realization paths of socialist liberty with Chinese characteristics, mainly aiming at solutions to the problems and challenges mentioned in Chapter four.

The study of socialist concept of liberty with Chinese characteristics is not only an important theoretical issue, but also a major practical issue. It concerns the process of socialist modernization and the free and comprehensive development of every member of the society. Socialist liberty with Chinese characteristics insists on taking the people as the center and protecting the realization of the people's substantial freedom to the greatest extent. It emphasizes the protection of social equality and vulnerable groups, guarantees the release of free tension of each social member through the system, and prevents individual liberty from hindering the realization of freedom of others through the rule of law. Along with the feasible ability and quality for the release of civil liberty, the socialist system provides a broad platform for the realization of individual liberty and social liberty. In short, the incomparable superiority of the socialist system offers the possibility of the realization of freedom. Socialist liberty with Chinese characteristics is an indispensable and crucial part of liberty, which not only reflects the essential attribute of socialism but also embodies the requirements of socialist development with Chinese characteristics so that it is the proper meaning of socialism.