Pan Zinian's way of studying

Deliven from the research and dissemination of Marxist philosophy for life

——The Tao of Pan Zinian

Pan Zinian (1893-1972), Yixing, Jiangsu, an outstanding Marxist philosopher, logicist and journalist. He founded the Xinhua Daily in 1938 as the first president and was called "the first newspaper of the Communist Party of China" by Mao Zedong. He devoted himself to studying and spreading Marxist philosophy in his life. Popularization has made important contributions, and its academic style deserves our inheritance.

Always maintain a humble and rigorous academic attitude

Pan Zinian knows that it is difficult to completely avoid shortcomings and errors in the process of pursuing truth. Therefore, he reminds himself that he must always be awake at the time of errors that may occur in theoretical exploration, and must always maintain a humble and rigorous academic attitude.

Every time Pan Zinian wrote an article, he had to conduct a large number of investigations and research, fully possess the materials, and only wrote it after sufficient grasp. In addition, he will ask the opinions of other comrades, especially old experts, and welcome everyone to make different or opposition views. As early as 1937 "Logic and Logic" was first published, Pan Zinian emphasized in the "words": "The author dares to put forward his own opinion, ... I hope to cause discussion and criticism of ordinary people to seek personal progress." When the book was reprinted in 1961, he humbled in the preface of "Please criticize": "Re -print the original version, it is not just to solicit criticism. ? "In the article" The direction of the New Philosophy Research ", he wrote:" I haven't talked to my friends yet, so it is a personal opinion. "In 1965, in order to write an article in the law of adequate reasons, he also went to ten to ten. Many old experts in the logic academic community issued a "letter of teaching".

Highness and cautious academic attitude is also manifested in some mistakes or errors in his theoretical research. When the "Logic and Logic" was first published, Pan Zinian directly equated the formal logic with the philosophical metaphysical worldview, and adopted a wrong critical attitude towards formal logic. Later, he discovered the mistake and immediately corrected it. It was clear that the formal logic was a logic independent of dialectics. He also wrote the article "Logic Logic" to actively publicize the significance of the formal logic of the form of learning. These words and deeds not only reflect his humble and rigorous academic attitude, but also show his mind and grace in academic research.

Good at thinking independently, but also carry forward academic democracy

Pan Zinian believes that independent ideas are the necessary conditions for the pursuit of truth and exploring innovation and peace. In his academic discussion, he never followed the view of the flow and blindly followed the views of others, and never used experts to lead the leadership.

Facing different opinions in academic exchanges, Pan Zinian can not only adhere to his independent opinions, but also never impose his opinions on others. He respects the opinions of scholars and encourages them to adhere to their own opinions. They believe that academic issues should express their opinions and discuss freely, and resolve them through democratic discussions and academic contention. In the manuscript that was not published at the time, Wang Daiji criticized Pan Zinian to distinguish the dialectical logic and formal logic as "logic" and "logic". This book. At that time, Xing Yisi, who was a graduate student, had repeatedly argued with Pan Zinian in the "things" of historical materialism. Pan Zinian insisted on his views and patiently listened to the different opinions of students. Xing Yisi said: "Discussing academic issues with Pan Lao, we dare to speak and persist." In 1962, Chen Keming wrote an article on the philosophy of Wang Yunshan. As a result, he was publicly criticized by others. The discussion of thoughts did not dare to speak more. After Pan Zinian knew, he told him that I read your article. There were no major problems. As an academic problem, there were differences in discussion. Even if there were errors, I could change it. Help him eliminate his concerns and encourage him to actively participate in the discussion.

Not only good at thinking independently, but also caring for academic democracy, making Pan Zinian unite a large number of experts and scholars in the academic world, and truly won their trust and respect.

Actively participate in revolutionary practice and adhere to the actual connection of theory

Since entering the study of the Department of Philosophy of Peking University in 1920, Pan Zinian has determined to take the practice of communist revolution and study Marxist philosophy as his lifelong cause. Because he lived in the war of the Chinese people to fight for national independence and the liberation of the people, he had not escaped the struggle practice of the revolutionary war from beginning to end. In order to set up the Xinhua Daily into a banner of our party's unity and resistance to the Kuomintang's ruling region, Pan Zinian, under the direct leadership of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Zhou Enlai, had a hard work and effective revolutionary struggle with the Kuomintang stubborn faction. Actively engaged in revolutionary practice activities has shaped his principles of academic academics that adhere to theoretical connection.

In the article "Logic Research, I also have to contact the reality", he emphasized: "The theory must be connected to reality, which is a principle that any scientific research should not be forgotten." In the article "How to Learn", he emphasizes that learning classic works should "contact "Reality in front of it", "strive to transform the possibility of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the success of the founding of the country into reality." In the article "The Chinese Requirement of China", he appealed: "Chinese philosophers summarize the changes in this (socialist revolution and construction) in a timely manner to study and solve the new problems raised by new changes." In "" In the article "Let's learn some philosophy", he emphasized: "If it is not to read for certain purposes, not to solve a practical problem (work or ideological issues) to find teachers in related classic works, just for the sake of It is often not good to read more and read more; often the more books read more, the more confused the brains, so that they can't get out of the book and make themselves the danger of becoming a dogmatic. "Pan Zinian never never. Bringing yourself in the study, always paying great attention to the investigation and research of realistic issues, focusing on the new problems raised by the ideological world in the actual struggle, and striving to answer the real problems in reality with Marxist philosophy, and summarize the experience in practice. In 1958, in order to fully understand the philosophy of the masses and the use of philosophy, Pan Zinian, 65, led his graduate and assistant for two months to go to Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xuchang, Dengfeng and other cities and counties. Investigation, discuss with local cadres and the masses every night to participate in various learning meetings of the masses. On the basis of investigation and research, he has made a report from cadres and the masses in Yu County and Zhengzhou University to cadres and the masses. With a lot of vivid and vivid facts, combined with the history of Marxist philosophy, in -depth discussion of the fundamental problems of dialectics is the core of philosophy, Marxist philosophy is the weapon of transforming the world, and became an important counseling reading for many people at that time to learn philosophy and learning the total route of learning routes at that time. Essence This spirit of knowledge and action is the vivid manifestation of Pan Zi's deep Marxist belief, inspiring him to devote himself to the construction of New China.

By concluding the practical experience of my country in the struggle of national independence and the liberation of the people's liberation by continuously using the point of view of Marxist positions, making Marxist philosophy a vivid and specific philosophy combined with China.

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The article is published in the "Learning Times" August 10, 2022 Edition 5

Editor in this issue: Wang Xue

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