Criticism and Transcendence of the Unique Civilization View of Chinese Modernization on the Western Civilization View
The unique concept of civilization and its development practice contained in Chinese path to modernization have formed powerful criticism on and comprehensive transcendence over the Western concept of civilization.The Western civilization view is based on the narrative logic of binary oppositions such as"civilization-barbarism","tradition-modernity","democracy-authoritarianism",and"center-periphery",which presents multiple facets in different periods.Under these facets,there are substantial limitations of bi-nary oppositions serving the monistic tendency,truth principles subjecting to value principles,and moral claims submitting to interest demands.Chinese path to modernization adheres to the development of people's democracy throughout the process,exposing the illu-sion that"Westernization is democratization".It adheres to the diversity of civilizations,promote equality,mutual learning,dialogue,inclusiveness,and transcend the theories of clash and superiority of civilizations.It persists in connecting ancient and modern times,integrating both the domestic and the foreign,and transcending linear thinking with a systematic perspective.It promotes the construc-tion of a community with a shared future for mankind,surpassing Western centrism with the concept of"world concentric circles".
Chinese modernizationcivilization viewWestern civilization viewuniversal value theoryWestern centrism
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