Deeply Studying and Apprehending the Practical …
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Practice orientation is the distinct character of Marxism and the reason why it is
scientific and vigorous. Marxism, a scientific system with a practical character, stems
from and evolves through practice, aims to change the world, and is continuously
supplemented, corrected and perfected by new practices, thus becoming a theory
with practice as its essence. Theory relates to practice, practice endorses and enriches
theory, and theory guides practice—this is the key feature of Marxist epistemology
and materialistic dialectics.
The Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization takes practice as the standard
for truth. It evolves along with the time and practice, keeps deepening itself, summarizing experience and making theoretical innovations, insists on the dialectical unity
between theoretical guidance and practical explorations, and realizes the benign
interaction between theoretical and practical innovations. It is amidst such unity
and interaction that the thought has emerged and evolved with a distinct practical
character.
The thought upholds practice as the top standard. Practice determines perception—being its source as well as destination. Xun Zi said “knowing something is not
as good as practicing it,” Lu You believed “one must practice something to know
it thoroughly,” and Wang Yangming accentuated the “unity of knowledge and practice”—all these remarks by ancient sages highlight the relation between perception
and practice. Theory would become rigid doctrines once it is divorced from practice,
thus losing its vigor and vitality. Practice would become purposeless and aimless
if not guided by correct theories. During the formation and development of the Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, it has consistently highlighted practical
rationality, emphasized concrete results, and adhered to the practical standard. It
aims to effectively transform the world based on the correct perception of it, and
upholds the view and basic requirement of “practice first” advocated by Marxist
methodology.
The thought sticks to problem orientation. Comrade Xi Jinping said, “Problem is
the starting point and motivation of innovation,” and “theoretical innovation can only
start with problems. In a sense, the process of theoretical innovation is the process of
discovering, screening, studying and solving problems.” The Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization has answered on a deep level several major theoretical and
practical questions, namely why we should build eco-civilization, what kind of ecocivilization to build and how to build it. It makes a point of studying and resolving the
major issues emerging in the course of reform and development, pressing subjects we
face nowadays, and hotspot issues people are generally concerned with. The thought
is highly targeted and instructive.
The thought values investigation and research. Conducting in-depth investigation and analysis of objective realities is the groundwork for succeeding in all
work. Comrade Xi Jinping’s important statements about ecological progress and
eco-environmental protection are premised on a thorough investigation of the whole
facts of matters, an accurate grip over their essence and laws, and an in-depth study of
the thoughts and measures for resolving problems. Insights have to be extracted from
the facts obtained through investigations in order to promote theoretical innovation.
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Practice orientation is the distinct character of Marxism and the reason why it is
scientific and vigorous. Marxism, a scientific system with a practical character, stems
from and evolves through practice, aims to change the world, and is continuously
supplemented, corrected and perfected by new practices, thus becoming a theory
with practice as its essence. Theory relates to practice, practice endorses and enriches
theory, and theory guides practice—this is the key feature of Marxist epistemology
and materialistic dialectics.
The Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization takes practice as the standard
for truth. It evolves along with the time and practice, keeps deepening itself, summarizing experience and making theoretical innovations, insists on the dialectical unity
between theoretical guidance and practical explorations, and realizes the benign
interaction between theoretical and practical innovations. It is amidst such unity
and interaction that the thought has emerged and evolved with a distinct practical
character.
The thought upholds practice as the top standard. Practice determines perception—being its source as well as destination. Xun Zi said “knowing something is not
as good as practicing it,” Lu You believed “one must practice something to know
it thoroughly,” and Wang Yangming accentuated the “unity of knowledge and practice”—all these remarks by ancient sages highlight the relation between perception
and practice. Theory would become rigid doctrines once it is divorced from practice,
thus losing its vigor and vitality. Practice would become purposeless and aimless
if not guided by correct theories. During the formation and development of the Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, it has consistently highlighted practical
rationality, emphasized concrete results, and adhered to the practical standard. It
aims to effectively transform the world based on the correct perception of it, and
upholds the view and basic requirement of “practice first” advocated by Marxist
methodology.
The thought sticks to problem orientation. Comrade Xi Jinping said, “Problem is
the starting point and motivation of innovation,” and “theoretical innovation can only
start with problems. In a sense, the process of theoretical innovation is the process of
discovering, screening, studying and solving problems.” The Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization has answered on a deep level several major theoretical and
practical questions, namely why we should build eco-civilization, what kind of ecocivilization to build and how to build it. It makes a point of studying and resolving the
major issues emerging in the course of reform and development, pressing subjects we
face nowadays, and hotspot issues people are generally concerned with. The thought
is highly targeted and instructive.
The thought values investigation and research. Conducting in-depth investigation and analysis of objective realities is the groundwork for succeeding in all
work. Comrade Xi Jinping’s important statements about ecological progress and
eco-environmental protection are premised on a thorough investigation of the whole
facts of matters, an accurate grip over their essence and laws, and an in-depth study of
the thoughts and measures for resolving problems. Insights have to be extracted from
the facts obtained through investigations in order to promote theoretical innovation.