现实的人的概念是历史唯物主义的理论出发点。这个概念的提出经历了一个历史过程，最终在马克思那里成型。它从两个方面支撑着历史唯物主义理论体系，一是人的个体的客观现实的存在，包括感性存在、物质生产活动、思维活动；二是现实的人的社会关系，包括社会性、历史性、阶级性。通过研究现实的人概念与历史唯物主义的内在联系，一方面可以更好地理解马克思主义哲学，发展历史唯物主义，避免在研究历史时陷入唯心主义的怪圈；另一方面也是坚持以人为本的要求。

The concept of reality person is theoretical starting point to historical materialism, which experienced a long historical process and finally shaped in Marx’s philosophy. Reality person supports historical materialism in two aspects. One is objectively real existence of individual person, including perceptual existence, material production activities and thinking activities; the other is social relations of reality person, including social character, historical character and class character. We can have further understanding of Marxist Philosophy and expand historical materialism by studying the inherent relation between reality person and historical materialism. Only in this way can we avoid idealism in studying history and insist in people-oriented.