Tang Zhengdong：“On Practice” and the Consciousness of Sinicization of Marxism
Release time: 2024-06-14
Abstract: “On Practice” is a representative work of Mao Zedong’s important development of Marxist epistemology in the specific context of the Chinese revolution. Different from the relevant statements of Soviet scholars, Mao Zedong advanced the issue of the relationship between cognition and practice from a general epistemology to a theoretical level of epistemology based on practice, emphasizing that practice is the source of cognitive development and that practice is an important determinant of the level of cognitive development, in addition to the viewpoint that practice is the criterion of truth. At the same time, he elevated the transformation from cognition to practice from a one-time cognitive link to the theoretical level of infinite progression of cognitive development, namely, repeating itself in endless cycles. The fundamental reason for Mao Zedong’s innovative development of Marxist epistemology in “On Practice” is that he is based on the specific reality of the Chinese revolution and benefits from his profound knowledge of China’s fine traditional culture.
From：STUDIES ON MARXISM， No. 6 ，June 2023
Editor：Jian
ACADEMY OF MARXISM CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES