On Jiang Zemin's Cultural Thought

Jiang Zemin, the core of the governing group of the CCP's third generation lays stress not only on the construction of economy and democratic politics, but also on the construction of culture and poses a series of important theses on modern advanced Chinese culture. These theses, characteristic of times, creation, perspective, practice and inherence present an idealistic system, thus enriching and developing the cultural ideas of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and serving as the guide for the construction of modern advanced Chinese culture. The dissertation, after a systematic research of Jiang Zemin's cultural ideas, the conception of Jiang Zemin's theoretic system, the analysis of Jiang Zemin's transcendence over the cultural ideas of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiao, deepens the academic study of the important thought of the three represents.Contents:1. The Chinese Communist Party Should always Represent the Direction of the Advanced Cultural Development The banner means the direction of development and stands for image. One party should make it clear what kind of culture is to be constructed and in which direction the culture develops. CPP not only holds high the banner of advanced culture, but also represents the direction of the advanced culture, which is determined by the nature and mission of CPP. It is, moreover, the fundamental requirement to maintain the advancedness of CPP. The history of CPP means the direction and the construction of advanced culture. In the new era, CPP will have to march ahead of the times, hold high the great banner of Chinese advanced culture, always represent the direction of Chinese advanced culture so as to maintain her advancedness.2. Culture Marks the Comprehensive National Power Culture Becomes Increasingly the Crucial Factor in Determination of Comprehensive National Power. It is not only embodied in the scientific and technological culture, the main indicator of advanced productivity(with science and technology as the core and having a critical influence in enhancing the national power.), but also in philosophy and social sciences, national spirit, which present a direction impact on the comprehensive national power. It is also embodied in the cultural industry, an important ingredient and representation of comprehensive national power.3. To Construct Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Socialism means full development and full progress. The socialist culture with Chinese characters, indispensable to socialism with Chinese characters, plays a key role in the construction of socialism with Chinese characters and efforts should not be spared to flourish and develop socialist culture with Chinese characters.4. To Flourish and Develop Chinese Philosophy and Social Sciences The Vigorous Promotion of Scientific and Technological Advance and Innovation Is meant to Generate Powerful Impetus for Economic and Social Development. Jiang Zemin once held a position in regulating scientific and technological work, so when he became the leader of the Party and the whole nation, attached much importance to the place and function of scientific and technological. With an acute vision of the trend of scientific and technological development of the world, Jiang Zemin presented a series of important inferences: (1) Science and technology are the decisive factors of the modern social progress. (2) Science and technology have to be oriented to economic construction. (3) Efforts must be made in applying flourishing the country with science and technology. (4) The ability to innovate should be strengthened and the national innovation system should be set up. (5) Scientific and technological knowledge should be popularized, the scientific spirit, upheld; the national scientific quality, enhanced.5. Theory of Philosophy and Social Sciences Jiang Zemin, between August 7, 2001 and July 16, 2002, gave three successive speeches about the importance of philosophy and social sciences, which was unusual in the history of the Party. It shows that philosophy and social sciences occupy a very important position in his mind. The contents go as follows: (1) the important position of philosophy and social sciences and their great function. (2) the flourishing anddevelopment of Chinese philosophy and social sciences.6. Innovation Features Advanced Culture and Development Momentum The advancedness of cultures descends from its constant innovation. The cultural innovation, the giant power to push forward the advance of culture, includes innovation in theory, system, science and technology, and knowledge. We should base on the practice of reformation and opening-up and modernization construction, focus on the frontline of the world's cultural development, propagate the fine traditional national culture, carry out the constant innovation in system, stick to the Chinese way in innovation so as to create an advanced culture with great appeal and inspiration.7. The Historical Position of Jiang Zemin's Cultural Ideology . (1) Jiang Zemin's Cultural Thought comes down in one Continuous Line with, and Inherits, Innovates, Develops, that of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. (2) Jiang Zemin Advances and Answers a Series of Important Theoretical Problems Concerning Advanced Chinese Cultural Development, and Incarnates High Cultural Consciousness .(3) The establishment of the Comprehensive Development of a Person as the Ultimate Target of Cultural Development Greatly Demonstrates the Human Solicitude of Culture.(4) The Thesis The Chinese Communist Party Should always Represent the Direction of the Advanced Chinese Cultural Development Symbolizes the Rational Sublimation in the Realization of the Party' S Advancedness.The Innovation of the Dissertation:1. The dissertation points out the Historical Position of Jiang Zemin's Cultural Ideology .2. The dissertation constructed the preliminary ideological system of Jiang Zemin's cultural thought. The dissertation points out that the idea of the liberation of mind, being practical and realistic, advancing with the times is the main stream and essence of the various theoretical ideas of Jiang Zemin's cultural thought, and that the realization of man's full development, the starting and concluding points of Jiang Zemin's cultural thought, is the logic starting and concluding points and nucleus category of Jiang Zenmin's cultural and ideological system. Based on this...