Mao Zedong’s Thought Of Seeking Truth From Facts And Its Contemporary Value

Seeking truth from facts is the essence of Marxism,the living soul of Mao Zedong Thought,and an important ideological,working and leadership method of the Chinese Communists.Mao Zedong combined the truth of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and with the excellent Chinese traditional culture.In the practice of China’s revolution and construction,he formed the ideological line of seeking truth from facts,which guided the CPC to achieve victory in the New Democratic Revolution,establish the socialist system and complete the socialist revolution.After the reform and opening up,on the basis of seeking truth from facts Deng Xiaoping proposed the idea of emancipation,Jiang Zemin proposed keeping pace with the times and Hu Jintao proposed seeking truth and pragmatism,which is the further enrichment and development of the connotation of the idea of seeking truth from facts in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Since entering the new era,the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core,has adhered to the thought of seeking truth from facts and has successfully completed the historical task of fighting poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.At present,with the continuous in-depth exploration of socialist modernization,the CPC in the new era is running to the next stage of struggle with a poised posture.For this reason,to take a good Chinese modernization road and the new journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,it is more necessary to adhere to and make good use of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts,to enrich the connotation of the thought of seeking truth from facts in the new era,and to bring into play the contemporary value of the thought of seeking truth from facts.The history of the modernization of Marxism is the history of the idea of seeking truth from facts,and seeking truth from facts is the soul of the modernization of Marxism in China.The CPC must adhere to the idea of seeking truth from facts,base on the basic national conditions,start from reality,combine the principle of linking theory with practice,and constantly test the truthfulness of understanding in the practice of modernization.Therefore,the study of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts is not only of great theoretical significance,but also of great contemporary value.Besides the introduction,the thesis consists of four parts:The first part discusses the conditions for the formation of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts and its process.Marxism and excellent traditional culture are the theoretical basis for the formation of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts.Mao’s personal character,pragmatic character and practical style of investigation and research were the subjective factors in the formation of Mao’s thought of seeking truth from facts.The activities of the Chinese Communist Party during the revolutionary and construction periods were the practical basis of Mao’s thought of seeking truth from facts.The formation of the thought of seeking truth from facts has gone through a trajectory of development from the war to the revolution to the construction period.The second part deals with the basic content of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts.It is mainly based on Mao Zedong’s complete scientific interpretation of the thought of seeking truth from facts in "Transforming Our Learning".From this,we can summarize: "Fact" means to start from the actual situation;"Yes" means exploring the law of development of China’s revolutionary construction based on national conditions;"Seek" means to test and develop the truth in practice.Three distinctive features of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts are summarized: it adheres to the Marxist worldview and methodology,embodies the Chinese style,and permeates all aspects of Mao Zedong’s thought content.The third part discusses the historical status of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts.Mainly including: Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts is the guide to action for China’s revolution and construction,and has become the key key to understanding Marxism and the theoretical achievements of Marxism in China,making it an important focus of the Party’s theoretical innovation by constantly emancipating the mind,thus running through all aspects of the ideological system.The fourth part discusses the contemporary value of Mao Zedong’s thought of seeking truth from facts.The main line is to adhere to the principle of starting from reality,and to scientifically analyze the characteristics of the present era and the changes in China’s national conditions.Following the trend of development of the times and the laws of modernization,correctly understanding the distinctive features and essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization,and writing a new chapter of the modernization of Marxism in China.Based on the new stage,build a new pattern,adhere to the world view and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era,and comprehensively draw a new journey for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.