A Study Of Philosophy For The Masses And Its Contemporary Value

Pure philosophical texts don’t constitute the power of reality,because they always respond to specific and historical social issues in a theoretical way.In the context of revolution in modern China,Philosophy for the Masses transforms theoretical discourse into practical action in a clear and understandable way,and gives full play to the power of the new philosophy of "changing the world".The analysis of simplification can only present a cartoon-like outline.Therefore,only by returning to the concrete and historical creation of Philosophy for the Masses can we explore the meaning and value far beyond the plain text.The unique context gives birth to the Philosophy for the Masses.From the revolutionary situation in the 1930s,simple theory and abstract theoretical interpretation can’t meet the higher requirements put forward by revolutionary movements.From the evolution of Marxism and its philosophy in the course of dissemination and acceptance in China,"Materialistic Dialectics" has substituted "Historical Materialism " to form the ideology of Marxism in China.From the perspective of intellectual role transformation,Ai Siqi changed from a general patriotic intellectual to a Marxist philosopher on the cultural battle line of the Communist Party of China.When Philosophy for the Masses was published,the discourse environment formed by the cultural battle line and the exploration of Marxist philosophy’s power of speech in the debate over materialistic dialectics affected the narrative system and content of the Philosophy for the Masses as well as its revisions.Philosophy for the Masses was originally compiled by Ai Siqi’s articles published mainly in the Philosophical Speech section of the journal of Reading Life.Only by the combination with the specific historical space-time terrain of Philosophy for the Masses can we understand its content characteristics,language style and value of the three dimensions of the "Popularization" characteristics.In content,Philosophy for the Masses embodies the theoretical characteristics of the popularity of Marxist philosophy,and builds a system of ontology,epistemology and methodology on the basis of the internal connection between philosophy and daily life.As for the language style,Philosophy for the Masses constructs the "popular" style with the narrative principle of life-oriented language transformation,dialogue-style vernacular style,and the combination of daily life and social reality.In terms of value,Philosophy for the Masses has always focused on the lives of the people and on the basis of equal dialogue.Philosophy for the Masses always pays high regard on the lives of people and is targeted at the mass population on the basis of equal attitudes and the logic behind the life.The historical significance of Philosophy for the Masses lies not only in promoting the development of Marxist philosophy in China,that is,it has created the paradigm of popularization of Marxist philosophy and promoted the historical process of the Sinicization of Marxist philosophy,but also in its role as a guide to revolutionary practice,and contributing to the realistic transformation from theories into practical philosophy.As a part of the history of Chinese philosophical thought in the 20th century,Philosophy for the Masses embodies the consistent idea that philosophy should move from classroom to public life,which can be transformed into an effective realistic force.In this study,revealing historical experience is not applied to today’s reality without reflection,but to open up the space of the future in the current problems.As a method of grasping reality,Marxist philosophy should acquire a steady stream of vitality in the process of returning to social reality and facing daily life.Popularization of Marxist Philosophy needs to meet the dual demands of the public in rational cognition and emotional communication,and Marxist philosophical discourse system should be constructed in the interaction between theory and practice.