Political and Civilizational Miscellany

Author: Qi Tao
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book does not discuss the sum of politics and civilization, nor does it focus solely on political civilization. The politics in this book primarily refers to the political heritage passed down through historical traditions, while civilization refers to the path of civilization that has been formed and traveled over thousands of years. This is the historical foundation for the construction of contemporary political civilization, as well as the cultural background and guiding constraints that underpin it. Therefore, when discussing and designing the blueprint for Chinese political civilization, this is something we cannot and should not avoid. As is well known, political civilization is a historical concept. It reflects the achievements of past political civilizations, marks the current state of political progress, and embodies the future direction of political advancement. As an important component of social civilization, it is also the result of value recognition among social members within a specific region and the of social and historical conditions, a product of natural selection in the process of societal development. Given this, political civilization is difficult to transplant and cannot be separated from the civilization path it relies on. Thus, when faced with a vast amount of political heritage, we must conduct a comprehensive review and absorption; when confronted with the storms and hardships of China's millennia-old civilization path, we should also cherish it greatly. Only in this way can we truly form a political civilization system that aligns with the practical needs and historical direction of Chinese society.