Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No.5, 2019

Accelerating the Construction of the Disciplinary System, Academic System, and Discourse System of Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics

(Abstract)

Xie Fuzhan

From “developing philosophy and social sciences” to “speeding up the construction of philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics” is not only an important change in wording, but also an important development of the mission responsibility and strategic requirements of the Party Central Committee for philosophy and social sciences in China. To accelerate the construction of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics is not only the call of the times, the requirement of the Party and State, and the expectation of the Chinese nation, but also the lofty mission of CASS and of all those working in philosophy and the social sciences in the new era. The disciplinary system is the basis of speeding up the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. We must make greater efforts to highlight our advantages, open up new fields, strengthen areas of weakness, perfect our systems, adhere to the consciousness of question and orientation based on demand, focus on unprecedented changes of the world in the past century, focus on the great cause of promoting socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new age, focus on the realization of the historical course of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and arrange the distribution of disciplines reasonably. The academic system is the core of speeding up the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics and the kernel and support of the academic system and discourse system. To speed up the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, we should adhere to the guiding role of Marxism, be adept in integrating the academic resources of all ages and all countries, focus on solving problems, and put more efforts on improving our capacity and level of originality. The discourse system is the reflection, expression and mode of dissemination of the academic system, and the nub of the academic network. Philosophy and social sciences should refine characteristic concepts and create new concepts, new categories, and new expressions understood by and acceptable to international society, so as to lead international academic research and discussion.