| Friedrich Engels pointed out in "Dialectics of Nature" that "if a nation wants to stand at the peak of science,it must have theoretical thinking for a moment".Facing the new era,it is necessary to return to the text of Marxist classic writers to explore theoretical resources by learning to make good use of Marxist ideological weapons and effectively improve the theoretical thinking level of the whole party.Engels’ Dialectics of Nature systematically discusses theoretical thinking,runs through the application of theoretical thinking,and forms a unique view of theoretical thinking.How to understand Engels’ so-called "theoretical thinking" is an important theoretical issue.In order to truly understand and master Engels’ thought of "theoretical thinking",that is,the concept of theoretical thinking,it is necessary to go back to the original classic to investigate it.In Dialectics of Nature,Engels’ theoretical thinking based on the development of natural science has three meanings:(1)"theoretical thinking";(2)The use of materialist dialectical thinking is "dialectical thinking";(3)A kind of "inborn quality" that can be externalized through acquired learning.Theoretical thinking has the characteristics of historicity,internality,criticism and development.Theoretical thinking does not arise out of thin air.From the practical background of the thought,the imbalance between man and nature caused by the industrial revolution and the prevalence of metaphysics and idealism in Germany in the18 th and 19 th centuries had a great impact on the development of natural science at that time,laying a realistic foundation for the emergence of Engels’ theory of thinking.From the theoretical source of the thought,the dialectic thought in ancient Greek natural philosophy and German classical philosophy is the theoretical basis for the formation of Engels’ theoretical thinking.Theoretical thinking is a dialectical thinking,which is the core of Engels’ thought of natural dialectics.Engels systematically and deeply applied theoretical thinking and embodied distinctive characteristics of theoretical thinking when he investigated the relationship between man and nature,explored the relationship between philosophy and science,and summarized and applied the laws of materialistic dialectics.It is of theoretical and practical significance to investigate Engels’ theory of thinking.As an important part of Engels’ dialectics of nature,theoretical thinking is a way of thinking based on the mastery of natural science materials.Theoretical thinking plays an important role in the establishment of Marxist dialectical view of nature and the improvement of Marxist theoretical system.As a kind of philosophical thinking,theoretical thinking can guide and promote the development of natural science.As a way of thinking that can correctly grasp the relationship between man and nature,theoretical thinking has guiding significance for the construction of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics in the new era. |
