Abstract: Based on the Marxist views， Jacques Derrida pointed out that the critical spirit facing the contemporary world and the human liberation movement toward communism were the two dimensions of Marxisms contemporary spirit. The Marxist ideological heritage was made a metaphor of “specters” by Derrida， based on which the crisis of contemporary capitalism was reviewed and the Marxist critical spirit was deconstructively expressed. As to communism， Derrida， from the perspective of “à venir”， emphasized that the future is a continuous pursuit of reality. It is in the two dimensions of critical spirit and human liberation that Derridas deconstruction theory accords highly with Marxism.

Key words: Jacques Derrida, Marxism, contemporariness