Philosophical Expression of the Logic of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Development:The Philosophical Implications of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture
In the process of promoting Chinese modernization and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,understanding the crucial role of culture and determining the path for cultural development have become pressing questions of our time.Cultural construction is an integral part of the overall development of contemporary Chinese society,an important component of Chinese modernization,and a major issue of philosophical concern.Xi Jinping Thought on Culture encapsulates the essence of Chinese culture and spirit in the current era,embodying a unique cultural philosophy.It adheres to and develops Marxist cultural theory,draws from and promotes the wisdom of traditional Chinese philosophy,profoundly elucidates the historical foundations,essential content,and developmental laws of contemporary Chinese culture,and provides a new methodological perspective for examining cultural issues.The philosophical implications of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture are primarily reflected in three aspects.First,it explains the intrinsic attributes of contemporary Chinese culture from the perspective of the era and practical foundations.An important feature of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is its emphasis on situating culture within a specific historical context with a practical foundation to investigate and reveal its temporal characteristics and realistic connotations.Second,it elucidates the developmental logic of contemporary Chinese culture from the perspective of worldview and methodology,since Xi Jinping Thought on Culture embodies the high unity of materialism and dialectics in cultural development.Third,it expounds the dialectics of"comprehending essences to perfectly grasp the functions and the connections between essences and functions"from the perspective of traditional Chinese philosophical wisdom.Xi Jinping Thought on Culture contains rich deposits of excellent traditional Chinese culture,innovatively applying the thinking method of"comprehending essences to perfectly grasp the functions".It clarifies the essence and developmental laws of Chinese civilization and contemporary socialist culture with Chinese characteristics,and it points out the direction for building modern civilization of the Chinese nation and the path to becoming a cultural power.It also reveals the internal relationship and development logic between contemporary Chinese culture and the modern era,and demonstrates profound cultural and philosophical thoughts.