The core idea of"the second combination"is to combine the basic principles of Marxism with the bet-ter part of the traditional Chinese culture.This provides an ideological guide for us to deeply grasp the epistemo-logical contribution of Mao Zedong's practical thought which is a product of the combination of Marxist episte-mology with the traditional Chinese views on knowledge and action It is a landmark achievement and a shining example of our party's early exploration of"the second combination".Dialectical materialism played a crucial role in Mao Zedong's process of combining Marxist epistemology with traditional Chinese views.Mao Zedong's practical thought made significant epistemological contributions under the guidance of dialectical materialism.It has achieved the dialectical unity of"practice first"and"theoretical guidance",put forward the famous propo-sition of"the specific historical unity of knowledge and action",solved the problem of"separation vs.integra-tion"in the traditional Chinese views on how one should walk the talk,and highlighted the importance of"bal-ance"in handling the relationship between knowledge and action.
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