A Symbol Of American Spirit And The Essence Of The Contemporary Chinese Thought

Pragmatism is a philosophy school of American that its history is most glorious and influence is most widespread. It was born to the 19th century 70's, up to now, it already has more than 100 years history. It emphasizes take person's value as the center, initiates take to be practical, the effect as the criterion, publicizes the practice, the behavior instrumentalism and reflects the American modern society strives for realism the enterprising national spirit, becomes the core of the American culture, it is the American spirit symbol. Penetrates eastward in 20th century western learning in the process, pragmatism spread to our country as one important philosophy ideological trend, has had the significant influence to our country theory, the circle of thinkers and even the entire society.Realistic is the Marxism basic principle, is the Mao Zedong Thought starting point and foundation, and is the Deng Xiaoping Theory soul and the essence, too. In the reform and open policy new period, on the basis of the Mao Zedong realistic thought, Deng Xiaoping restored and has re-established the our party realistic thought route, has entrusted with the realistic thought route new time connotation. Realistic is the theory basic point of building the Chinese characteristics socialism, is the contemporary Chinese guiding ideology essence.Both of them represent two different philosophy view of the East and the West, the article truthfully uses the different condition which the pragmatism and the realistic two produce to begin to analyze: the American specific society history has bred the pragmatism philosophy, the Chinese unique national condition background has expedited the realistic thought. The former is the western tradition philosophy and the natural sciences synthesis product, the latter is a model which the Marxism theory and China actual unified. And emphatically elaborates the two in the philosophy basic point, the philosophy direction, the values and the truth standard similarities and differences: pragmatism pays great attention to motion, follows with interest human nature, emphasizes effect, takes the personal interest as the value orientation, and takes "useful is the truth" as the truth standard; Realistic emphasizes all embark from the reality, takes root in the people, regards people's benefit to be higher than all, and takes the practice as the sole criterion of truth.Scientifically carefully examines the relations of pragmatism and realistic, discriminates their similarities and differences in philosophy, grasps their essential difference, surmounts to the pragmatism understanding erroneous zone. Correctly using the Marx dialectical materialism and the historical materialism viewpoint, the standpoint and the method dialectically to analyze the pragmatism philosophy, both must abandon the simple denial pragmatism the manner, and must oppose overall absorbs the pragmatism the viewpoint, scientifically analyzes its rationality and the limitation, profits from its valuable ideological content, renews our thought and idea, prospers academic research, and enriches and develops the Marxism theory treasure house.In construction socialism harmonious society's today, Embarks from socialism initial stage for a long time this basic national condition, persists the thought route of emancipating the mind and the realistic does not vacillate, persists the principle of unifying the motive and the effect, the fair and the efficiency, persists the attitude of pursuing truth and actual effect, progresses together with the time, unceasingly enriches own theory, with the developing Marxism theory instructs the new practice.