Understanding the Cultural Pursuits of Modernization in China:Reflections on the Specificity and Universality of Culture
There exists an inherent and close connection between culture,forms of civilization,and modernization.Culture is not only an organic component of civilization forms,but also a manifestation of civilization concepts and an intrinsic measure of human beings."Modernization"emerges as both a product of the development of human social civilization to a specific stage and a means,goal,and process to promote the transformation of traditional societies towards more advanced forms of civilization.Understanding of cultural pursuits of modernization in China is,in a sense,a historical process,a cognitive process,and a practical process of reflecting on the specificity and universality of culture.