Principles of Marxist Philosophy (2nd Edition) Recommended Teaching Material for Two Courses in Ordinary Universities Nationwide

Author: Chen Xian
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Publish Date: 2003-06-22
Features: The textbook presented to readers is the revised edition of "Principles of Marxist Philosophy," a recommended teaching material for "Two Courses" in ordinary universities across the country. Since its publication in June 2003, "Principles of Marxist Philosophy" has been widely welcomed by university teachers and students due to its clear viewpoints, prominent key points, logical clarity, and concise language. At the same time, teaching practices in Marxist philosophy have also shown that "Principles of Marxist Philosophy" indeed has shortcomings, and some important theoretical viewpoints require more in-depth and comprehensive elaboration, while others need reflection and supplementation. Especially with the proposal of truth-seeking pragmatism, people-centered development, and the scientific outlook on development, our theoretical horizons have been expanded, and the innovative spirit they embody inspires us to understand and explain Marxist philosophy from new heights. Therefore, we have decided to revise "Principles of Marxist Philosophy" and present the second edition to readers. The second edition still names Marxist philosophy as dialectical materialism and historical materialism, while incorporating the perspective of practice throughout dialectical materialism and historical materialism, and strives to reflect the new achievements in the Sinicization of Marxist philosophy. The second edition retains the overall framework of the first edition but has made significant adjustments, modifications, and supplements to some specific chapters: Adjustments were made to the content of "Great Changes in the History of Philosophy" in Chapter 1 and "The Concentrated Manifestation of Marxist Materialism: Lenin's Definition of Matter" in Chapter 2; modifications were made to the content of "Purpose Realized Through Means" in Chapter 3, "The Law of the Unity and Struggle of Opposites as the Essence and Core of Dialectics" in Chapter 4, and "The Social Practice Essence" and "The Relative Independence and Function of Cultural Structure" in Chapter 6; supplements were added to the content of "V. The Unity of the World Lies in Its Materiality. The Philosophical Basis of Seeking Truth from Facts" in Chapter 2, "I. The World Is in Constant Connection and Eternal Development. Dialectics Is the Theory of Constant Connection and Eternal Development" in Chapter 4, and "III. Free and Comprehensive Development of Humanity and Its Realization. Promoting the Comprehensive Development of Humanity Is the Essential Requirement of Marxism for Building a New Socialist Society" in Chapter 8, including content on the relationship between truth-seeking pragmatism and seeking truth from facts, the scientific outlook on development and development, and the people-centered approach as an important principle of historical materialism. Additionally, we have made some technical modifications. This revision was carried out by Chen Xian and Yang Geng. During the revision process, we strived to maintain and enhance the strengths of the first edition while overcoming and addressing its shortcomings and deficiencies, with the aim of continuously improving "Principles of Marxist Philosophy." Pursuing perfection is the character a scholar should possess.