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The Scientific Thinking Methods of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture Ma Jianqing, You Zhichun 2024, 58 (4):  5-15.  Abstract ( )   PDF (11728KB) ( )   Promoting the work of public communication and culture of the Party and the country with scientific thinking methods is the distinctive feature and outstanding advantage of Xi Jinping thought on culture. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has used scientific thinking methods to make scientific guidance, strategic plans and systematic arrangements for the work of public communication and culture, securing historic achievements in this regard in the new era. To thoroughly understand and implement Xi Jinping thought on culture, we must deeply understand and grasp the scientific thinking methods that run through it: directing the development of the work of public communication and culture using the strategic thinking with a broad and longterm view; grasping the historical initiative of the work of public communication and culture with the historical thinking of learning from the past; building a solid line of defense for the work of public communication and culture with the bottomline thinking of preventing risks; grasping the important relationships of the work of public communication and culture with comprehensive and systematic dialectical thinking; and enhancing the innovative vitality of the work of public communication and culture with the innovative thinking that shapes the trends of our times. All these provide scientific methodological guidance for creating a new prospect in the work of public communication and culture in the new era. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Principle of Love and Sensibility: Marx's Critique of Feuerbach's Philosophical Transformation Zhang Wenxi 2024, 58 (4):  16-27.  Abstract ( )   PDF (13120KB) ( )   For a time, Feuerbach formed an important link in the intrinsic connection between Hegel and Marx. In departing from Hegels philosophy, Feuerbach proposed the concept of man, with the focus descending from abstract God to real humans. This concept is deeply rooted in ancient astronomy. It coincides with the shift in perspectives from the celestial order to the laws of the earth. Feuerbachs philosophy suggests that since celestial bodies are of its own kind, man on earth should also be integrated in a whole rather than fragmented in terms of intuitive individuals. However, from the perspective of Marxs conception of human society, Feuerbach intuitively expresses the existence of the idea of divine man. In order to solve the problem of the unity of people based on their actual differences, Marx bids farewell to philosophy and turns to mans objective activities. Under the guise of discussing philosophical propositions, Marxs original intention is to promote the transformation of Feuerbachs philosophy. It is clear that in the modern world, we should conduct new critiques on the idea that man exists because of sensual intuition and love, and in particular, on Feuerbachs philosophical principles of gender. Feuerbachs anthropology provides a prelude to the desire of man as a whole to live in harmony with nature. Related Articles | Metrics

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Philosophical Clarification of and Contemporary Reflection on Categories of Need in Marx Hou Yaowen 2024, 58 (4):  28-37.  Abstract ( )   PDF (13054KB) ( )   Without the clarification of the need categories, there is no foundation for the need theory. The definition and analysis of the categories of need must be combined with Marxs distinction between need and desire, longing, greed, and demand, among others, and examined and classified among differing cases of being verbs and nouns; therefore, we can better understand and reflect on the true meaning and misconception of need based on the view of Marx. From the perspective of Marxs distinction and use of needs under two parts of speech, whether it is expressed as “necessarily need” in the verb sense, “should still be needed” based on “necessarily need”, or as a noun in the sense of “concrete noun of need” and “abstract noun of need”, the concept of need shows a certain problem awareness, internal logic and specific theoretical value in deepening the understanding of historical materialism and revealing the need for alienation under the logic of capital and auxiliary arguments for communist revolution. The philosophical clarification of need categories in Marx has significant theoretical and practical value, not only for reflecting on the “false needs” of consumerism, the “materialized needs” of materialism, the “onesided needs” of onedimensional people, the “accelerated needs” of accelerating society, and the “infinite needs” of ecologism, but also for meeting the needs of people for a better life in the new era. Related Articles | Metrics

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Critique, Demystification and Construction: The Idea of Justice in The Critique of the Gotha Program Wang Xiaoqing 2024, 58 (4):  39-49.  Abstract ( )   PDF (10616KB) ( )   The Critique of the Gotha Program is an extremely important Marxist guideline document and contains profound ideas on justice. In this work, Marx thoroughly criticizes the erroneous theories such as labor determinism, distribution determinism and the iron law of wages advocated by Lassalleanism, realizes the subversion and demystification of the bourgeois abstract concept of justice from the logical starting point of historical materialism, and constructs the basic content of proletarian idea of justice based on the historical trajectory of the development stage of communism. Fully exploring the contemporary implications of Marxist view on justice and properly searching for the directional paths are the key to demonstrating the scientific charm and contemporary value of Marxism. Related Articles | Metrics

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On the Construction of an Index System for New Quality Productive Forces Cao Dongbo, Cai Yu 2024, 58 (4):  50-62.  Abstract ( )   PDF (13578KB) ( )   The productive forces are the most active factor in promoting social progress, and releasing and developing the productive forces is the basic task in building socialism. The new quality productive forces are advanced productive forces that fully integrate technological innovation and existing industrial foundation to promote the improvement of governance of productive factors and the efficiency of resource allocation. To construct an index system for new qualitative productive forces with the particular features of the times and Chinese characteristics, it is necessary not only to understand its theoretical connotation from the “annotation” of the root and soul and the value orientation of development from the “calling” of the times and missions, but also to clarify the basic principles of constructing the index system through the realistic response to the questions of “how is it possible” and “how can it be done”, and more importantly, to grasp the exploration process of the Chinese path to modernization towards a high degree of unity of fairness and efficiency. In the face of the fourth technological revolution and the new journey towards a modern socialist country, accelerating the construction of the index system for new quality productive forces in the context of entering the new stage of development, implementing the new development concept and building the new development paradigm provides theoretical and practical basis for cultivating new quality productive forces, and also points out the direction for achieving historic and systemic transformations in building a great modern country. Related Articles | Metrics

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Motivations, Experiences and Prospects for the Construction of Legal Protection for Patriotic Education in the New Era Wu Jun, Xue Tianhan 2024, 58 (4):  63-72.  Abstract ( )   PDF (11117KB) ( )   The promulgation of the Patriotic Education Law of the Peoples Republic of China is a milestone in the construction of legal protection of patriotic education in the new era. The new challenges facing the countrys ideological security and the new problems in the field of patriotic education urgently require us to give better play to the role of rule of law in consolidating foundations, ensuring stable expectations, and delivering longterm benefits, and to adopt the ruleoflaw thinking and methods that can effectively cultivate the spirit of patriotism and standardize patriotic education. Over the past ten years, China has adhered to the Partys overall leadership, ensured the practice of the rule of law in combination with the rule of virtue, and insisted on building a legal system of patriotic education with the Constitution as the core, forming a basic paradigm of patriotic education. In the new era and new journey, it is necessary to continue to optimize the normative system of patriotic education, give full play to the coordination of multiple and standardized forms of the rule of law, promote the typology and concreteness of judgments concerning patriotism in the judicial process, and promote the highquality development of the construction of legal protection for patriotic education. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Generative Logic, Content System and Contemporary Value of the Selfreform Discourse of the Communist Party of China Kuai Zhengming, Ai Lei 2024, 58 (4):  73-81.  Abstract ( )   PDF (9983KB) ( )   The self-reform discourse of the Communist Party of China (CPC) does not spring fullyformed into existence, but has a profound generative logic, among which the Marxist revolutionary theory is the theoretical logic, and the practical history of the CPCs selfreform and the corresponding discourse system of Party building are the historical logic, the practice of Party building in the new era is the realistic logic of the generation of the selfreform discourse. The selfreform discourse system of the CPC adheres to the principle of putting people above anything else, with the overall goal of building a Marxist political party that maintains longterm governance and escapes the historical cycle of rise and fall, with the main content of conceptual objective discourse, spiritual motivational discourse, strategic leading discourse, constructive discourse, and methodological discourse, and with the practical support of “purifying, improving, reforming, and excelling itself”. The Partys selfreform discourse system is the inheritance and development of Marxist revolutionary theory, which enriches and develops the autonomous body of knowledge and system of the discipline of the Party history and Party building of the CPC. The proposal and practice of the Partys selfreform discourse have opened up a new prospect in developing the new great project of Party building in the new era, and contributed Chinese wisdom to the political parties of all countries in the world to solve the problem in longterm governance. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Intrinsic Connection between the “Three Initiatives” and Their Global Significance Zeng Xianghong, Tian Jiale 2024, 58 (4):  82-90.  Abstract ( )   PDF (9768KB) ( )   Facing the increasingly severe international situation and many more global challenges, China put forth the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative based on the vision of future and destiny of mankind. The “Three Initiatives” are the practices of building a community with a shared future for mankind in different fields, which are distinctive, interrelated and unified with each other and jointly inject Chinese strength and provide Chinese solutions to address the deficit in peace, development, trust, and governance. As international public goods provided by China to human society, the “Three Initiatives” have made important contributions to global governance at both the theoretical and practical levels; for example, they have provided Chinese wisdom for global governance, broke the shackles of Western global governance theories, and helped promote the reform and construction of the global governance system. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Motivation behind the New Round of “China Threat Theory” and China's Response Wang Xinying, Zong Siyan 2024, 58 (4):  91-100.  Abstract ( )   PDF (11479KB) ( )   Since the beginning of the new era, a new round of “China threat theory” has reemerged in Western countries, showing new features such as having multiple and coordinated subjects in setting agenda of threats from China, presenting innovative content, adopting diverse means and methods, and reaching wider audiences. This is not only a practical need for Western countries represented by the United States to pass on their domestic crises and maintain their hegemonic status, but also an important means for them to contain Chinas development and strengthen their strategic defense. In response to the new characteristics and manifestations of the new round of “China threat theory”, China has strengthened its strategic thinking on the basis of maintaining its strategic focus, actively solved problems and taken the initiative in agenda setting, and thus made a strong response to this argument. In the future, in response to the evolution and upgrading of “China threat theory”, efforts will be made to build a threedimensional, multilevel, and focused response and handling system, construct Chinas discourse and narrative systems, innovate discourse communication methods, enhance the synergy of external communication, and help better tell Chinas stories. Related Articles | Metrics

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Incorporating Time Dynamically: Methodological Implications and Challenges Raised by Historical Politics Lyu Jie 2024, 58 (4):  101-112.  Abstract ( )   PDF (13769KB) ( )   Historical Politics (HP) has been proposed and promoted as a promising avenue for the development of Chinas autonomous body of knowledge and system of disciplines in political science. In addition to adopting the historical perspective for enriching related theoretical discussions in political science, HP has also raised new requirements and challenges for the existing mainstream empirical research methods in a methodological aspect. This paper systematically reviews key assumptions of the existing mainstream frameworks for causal inference and quantitative modeling, as well as their respective strategies of dealing with temporal dynamics. It further highlights their major deficiencies in effectively incorporating temporal dynamics. Given HPs equal emphasis on both temporal and spatial dynamics, this paper argues that the latest methodological discussions on eventful causality, dynamic modeling technique, as well as dynamic Bayesian modeling, have all contributed to improving empirical research in HP and provided more appropriate methodological tools. In order to effectively promote HP, researchers should move beyond the existing mainstream empirical research methods, take the issue of temporality more seriously, and systematically and dynamically incorporate the analysis of conditions and causality in the temporal dimension in modeling and data analysis. By improving the matching of empirical research methods to theoretical frameworks, we can truly expand political science research and refine political science theories from a historical perspective. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Revival of Critical Theory: A Review of Marxist Labor Relations Research from the Perspective of Globalization Zhang Hao, Yang Weiguo 2024, 58 (4):  113-126.  Abstract ( )   PDF (15328KB) ( )   Neoliberal globalization has emerged on a foundation of replacing the old with the new in international political economy: the dissolution of traditional modes of production based on national borders, the emergence of the multipolar global political landscape, and the establishment of the neoliberal international economic order. These changes have systematically challenged the relatively stable industry/labor relations systems established by the postwar Western capitalist countries following the logical chain of “consumerism”“Fordist mass production”“trade unionism”“welfare states”. In the Western labor relations domain, the mainstream paradigm of pluralism has been therefore experiencing a difficult transformation. A new historical opportunity has arisen for the critical labor relations paradigm, at the kernel of which are Marxs historical materialism and the theory of surplus value. And compared with pluralism, it has shown stronger explanatory power for labor relations issues in the new era. Specifically, with the end of the postwar “Golden Age of Capitalism”, Marxist historical materialists have once again seen hopes of challenging the capitalist hegemony on a global scale. The theory of surplus value from the micro perspective has regained its explanatory power for the digitalized modes of production through its deep insights into algorithmic control and digital labor. By reviewing the latest development of these two schools of thought, this paper finds a revival of critical theory in the debates over a series of important issues in the field of labor relations in a globalizing world. This paper concludes with a discussion of the significance of these theories in constructing an independent knowledge system of labor relations and accounting for crucial labor relations issues in contemporary China. Related Articles | Metrics