The “Second Combination” and the Historical Materialist Review of the Persistence of Chinese Culture

“第二个结合”与坚持中华文化主体性的历史唯物主义审视

The “Second Combination” is a cultural initiative created by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the great journey of realizing national rejuvenation, based on the inherent continuation of the excellent traditional Chinese culture and the innovative development of Marxism, which contains the spirit of the Chinese nation and outstanding characteristics. The “Second Combination” deeply condenses the traditional Chinese thought of “the destiny of the people” and the subject concept of Marxist historical materialism on “the subjectivity of people in the social and historical development” into its value principles, forming a symbolic concept with Chinese characteristics. Therefore, the “Second Combination” implies the deep spiritual concept of “independence and self-reliance” of the Chinese nation and the transformation of the subject thinking mode of dialectical unity and development, which is the key principle for the extensive dissemination and far-reaching influence of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. The theoretical explanation of the historical materialist methodology of adhering to the subjectivity of Chinese culture is not only a practical requirement to better present the nationality, advancement, and timeliness of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, but also a logical necessity to further promote the new form of human civilization and the overall prosperity of human society.

“第二个结合”是中国共产党领导中国人民在实现民族复兴伟大征程中，基于中华优秀传统文化的内在性延续以及对马克思主义创新发展的基础上，所创造出的内蕴着中华民族精神和突出特性的文化创举。“第二个结合”将中华民族传统“天命民本”思想和马克思历史唯物主义关于“人在社会历史发展中的主体性地位”的主体理念深度凝练于其价值原则之中，形成具有中国特色的标识性概念。因此，“第二个结合”暗含着中华民族“独立自主”的深度精神理念和辩证统一发展的主体思维方式变革，是中华优秀传统文化得以广泛传播和影响深远的关键性原则。学理性地解释坚持中华文化主体性的历史唯物主义方法论，既是更好地呈现中华优秀传统文化的民族性、先进性和时代性的现实要求，又是进一步推进人类文明新形态和人类社会整体繁荣的逻辑必然。