Modes of Thought and Levels of Civilization:the Dialectical View of Chinese Path to Modernization
Philosophy is the quintessence of the spirit of the times,and the frontier of civilization created by a nation is closely related to what its philosophy has achieved.Marxist historical dialectics is not only a methodology to criticize the old world,but also the construction principle of the new world.On the basis of inheriting the achievements of capitalist civilization,the new society will give full play to institutional advantage to avoid the disadvantages of capital logic,create a new civilization of mankind reconciliation with nature and mankind reconciliation itself.Chinese modernization was created by the Communist Party of China(CPC)consciously applying dialectics.In the practice of modernization,the CPC adhered to the well-conceived approach to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground,responded to the demands of the times with the a-chievements of China and modernization of Marxist theory,solved the problems of the times and promoted the great process of modernization.Upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground embodies the dialectical unity of change and invari-ance,inheritance and development,general law and special path in the process of exploring the path of modernization.Chinese modernization is committed to realizing the promotion of material and cultural-ethical advancement for the people,the unity of all-around material abundance and people's well-rounded development,the harmony between humanity and nature,and the in-tegration of tradition and modernity.It transcends the western modern development model of opposing and one-sided view of the relationship between man and the world,and creates a dialectical realm for the development of human civilization.
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