A Comparative Study Of Maozedong And Deng Xiaoping’s Innovative Thinking

Theory innovation, first of all, must have scientific mode of innovativethinking--a thinking activity in which the thinker, according to theinherent law of things development, puts forward new thought, newtheory, new strategy of thinking activity. Mao Zedong and DengXiaoping’s creative thinking played an important role in the process whenthe two leaders determined to forge ahead, make general reforms andbecame the founders of scientific theory and the trail blazers of the greatcause of socialism. Both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping were greatMarxists and the leaders of China’s revolution and construction cause.There are many similarities of their innovative thinking: on themotivation, their creative thinking was devoted to the state and the people;On the thinking method, materialistic dialectics was carried out throughto an end; On the thinking-emerging way, their creative thinking alwayscombined reference and original creation together; On the test criteria ofthinking and summary of experience, both advocated to link theory withpractice; On the guide principle of thinking, both adhered to theleadership of the proletariat political party. Because Mao Zedong andDeng Xiaoping faced different international situation and domesticbackground and had different life experiences and personalitytemperament, their creative thinking was different from each other in the form of thinking quality, thinking point, thinking form and thinkingresults.This paper is aimed, by means of comparing and finding similaritiesand differences of Mao Zedong and Den Xiaoping’s innovative thinkingsurrounding innovative thinking, to uncover the thinking source of MaoZedong and Den Xiaoping’s being of great talents and learn the lesson tofind scientific ways to improve creative capability, to cultivate socialistcreative talents, and to set up the right values, lofty spirit and the correctway of innovation.