Spiritual system and the construction of spiritual civilization

Author: Wu Yuanliang et al
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This article argues that conducting a scientific analysis of the human spiritual system, grasping its intrinsic mechanisms and operational patterns, is a crucial prerequisite for enhancing the targetedness and effectiveness of spiritual civilization construction. The article divides the spiritual system into three subsystems: the unconscious, consciousness, and behavior. By analyzing the element structures of each system, their formation and mechanisms of action, inter-system relationships, and the overall nature and developmental patterns of the systems, it explores the characteristics and laws of human spiritual activities. On this basis, it offers several fundamental theoretical reflections on the practical issues of spiritual civilization construction. The theoretical content of this book warrants the following points:
1. It systematically elaborates on Marxist civilization theory, proposing that the Marxist perspective on civilization should guide China's spiritual civilization construction practices.
2. It summarizes the long-term revolutionary traditions nurtured by our Party and consolidates the experience of our Party in leading spiritual civilization construction.
3. It provides an in-depth summary of the lessons learned by socialist countries in their efforts at spiritual civilization construction, particularly the lessons on transcending historical stages, which are novel and thought-provoking.
4. It offers a detailed comparison of the ethical demands of market economy systems versus planned economy systems, analyzing the impact of China's existing ethical concepts on the establishment and improvement of the market economy.
5. Building on the exploration achievements of predecessors, it conducts a distinctive systematic analysis of the human spiritual world.
6. When examining the relationship between spiritual civilization construction and China's traditional culture, it focuses on analyzing Confucian thought, offering unique summaries of the positive elements in traditional culture.
7. When exploring the relationship between spiritual civilization construction and Western culture, it provides a historical and dialectical analysis of the formation, evolution, characteristics of Western culture, and its influence on China since 1840, elaborating on the correct attitude toward Western culture.
8. It provides an in-depth discussion of the role and significance of civic moral construction in spiritual civilization construction.