Professor Han Qingxiang, an alumnus of Jida University： Let Theory Face the Voice of the Times.

Professor Han Qingxiang, a native of Mengzhou, Henan Province, received a bachelor’s degree from Zhengzhou University in 1983; In 1986, he received a master’s degree in philosophy from Jilin University; In 1989, he received a doctorate in philosophy from Peking University. In 1989, he studied at Moscow University. At present, he is the deputy director of education and director of scientific research department of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a first-class professor, and a doctoral supervisor. He is also the vice president of the Chinese Humanism Society, the China Marxist Philosophy History Society, the China Marx and Engels Research Society, and the Beijing Philosophy Society. He is also a professor of relevant academic institutions in Peking University, Fudan University and Beijing Normal University, a contact expert of the Central Organization Department, and a lecturer of provincial and ministerial classes of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee. He was selected as one of the "National 100 Million Talents Project", "National Four Talents" and "National First Leading Talents in Philosophy and Social Sciences". Expert in Marxist research and construction engineering, member of the evaluation group of Marxist theory in the State Council.

Han Qingxiang’s main research direction is Marxist philosophy, human science and ability. Recently, he studied political philosophy and the development of contemporary China, as well as the supreme leader’s thoughts on governing the country. He has published more than 190 academic papers in China Social Sciences, Philosophical Research, philosophical trends, Qiushi, People’s Daily, Guangming Daily and other newspapers, and more than 20 papers have been reproduced in full by Xinhua Digest. Seven academic works were published, which had a great influence on the academic community and society. He independently presided over and undertook five projects of the National Social Science Fund, among which "Research on the All-round Development of Man" and "Research on the Theory and Practice of People-oriented from the Perspective of Scientific Outlook on Development" were the key and major projects of the National Social Science Fund. The paper "Socialist Market Economy and the Shaping of People" won the "First National Hu Sheng Youth Academic Award", and the series of "Philosophical Theory Innovation" edited by the editor won the "13th China Book Award". In 1997, he was awarded the honorary title of "Top Ten Outstanding Youth of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" and won the "Teaching Excellence Award of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" for five times.

Li Kunyu, a doctoral student majoring in Marxist philosophy in Jilin University, interviewed Professor Han Qingxiang.

Reporter:Hello, Teacher Han. Can you tell us why you chose philosophy major and how you became attached to your alma mater?

Han Qingxiang: ok! Why I chose philosophy and how I became attached to my alma mater, Jida University, is the result of all kinds of opportunities in my study and growth experience under the special historical environment. In 1972, I graduated from junior high school. Although my academic performance was excellent, I was "recommended" to go to senior high school. I had to drop out of school and go home to do farm work. I have driven a tractor, sprayed pesticides, planted fields, etc., and suffered the hardships of life. After the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977, I spent two years preparing for it, and finally entered Zhengzhou University with a score of dozens of points higher than that of the previous line. To tell the truth, I didn’t know much about how to choose a major at that time. Some "knowledgeable" folks suggested that I apply for the Department of Political Education. I never thought that a year later, the Department of Politics and Education was divided into branches, and I was assigned to the philosophy major. It was not easy to go to college at that time, so I was happy to accept it when I came.

Professor Han Qingxiang is a guest in Interview with Xinhua.

Under the guidance of teachers and friends, the more I learn, the more interesting I am about philosophy. With the in-depth study and thinking, I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination in my junior year. In order to be admitted to graduate school smoothly without disturbing other students in the dormitory, I discussed with the counselor and slightly modified the corner of the bathroom to create a "small book room" for myself to study at night. Later, I successfully obtained the master’s degree from Professor Zhang Weijiu of Jilin University. At that time, in my impression, the philosophy discipline of Jilin University had a great influence in the national academic circles. And with the understanding of the research results of philosophy experts in Jilin University, I realized that philosophy can make us see the world with "two eyes" and have wisdom: sensibility and rationality; Essence and morality; Truth and value; Tao and technique. This has a close relationship with Jilin University.

Reporter:Can you recall something that impressed you during your study at Jida University for us?

Han QingxiangWhat impressed me the most is that the winter in Changchun is very long, and there is no interest temptation. On the contrary, I have achieved my study and read a lot of books. The second impression is that Jilin University is taught by famous teachers. Gao Qinghai, Shu Weiguang, Che Wenbo, Zou Huazheng, Zhang Weijiu and other well-known national experts have personally given lectures to our graduate students, and we have really benefited a lot! Also, Zou Guangwen and I studied in Jilin University and formed a profound friendship. We studied together, ran together, studied together and had academic exchanges with each other. The learning environment of Jida University is excellent!

Reporter:You have focused on the study of Marxist philosophy, human studies, and then turned to the study of ability ontology and the study of contemporary China’s political philosophy. Today, you focus on the study of the supreme leader’s thoughts on governing the country. So, is there a certain logical connection between your changes in academic research direction these times?

Han Qingxiang: yes, and I consciously let it "have". From 1983 to 1986, I studied for a master’s degree in Jilin University, and the achievements and thoughts of teachers such as Gao Qinghai, Zhang Weijiu and Zou Huazheng had a great influence on me. In 1986, I went to Peking University to study for a doctorate. Under the guidance of Mr. Huang Yisen, I began to take human studies as the direction and focus of my study and research. During my master’s and doctor’s degrees, I paid attention to the interpretation of Marxist philosophy, read many classic texts, and firmly believed in Marxism! One of the issues I was most concerned about at that time was the philosophical road opened by Marx and the essence, basic value and development course of Marx’s philosophy. In my opinion, this is the first thing that should be clarified in the study of Marxist philosophy. Through research, I have come to the conclusion that "Marx’s philosophy is essentially a theory of practice generation".

In my opinion, the revolutionary changes achieved by Marx’s philosophy are mainly reflected in facing the real life world, paying attention to the living situation and development destiny of real people, criticizing the old world in a philosophical way, changing the old world and establishing a new world in a practical way, so as to realize the liberation of the proletariat, the full play of human ability and the free and all-round development of everyone. Because I interpret Marx’s philosophy as the theory of practice generation, I will naturally pay attention to human problems. Marx’s philosophy is essentially a practical generative philosophy, whose subject is man and whose purpose is man, and man confirms and realizes himself in practice. People’s confirmation and realization of themselves in practice is actually an understanding of human nature. This is the inevitability of my theoretical logic from Marxist philosophy to humanistic research. Another logic that prompted me to turn to the study of human studies is the development of China’s history. In addition to the logic of theoretical research, the logic of China’s social and historical development and the logic of times development, the guidance of the old-timers in the philosophical field is also an important factor that leads me to the road of humanistic research. When I was studying for a master’s degree in Jilin University, Professor Gao Qinghai and Professor Zou Huazheng had already started to teach human studies, which greatly inspired my later research on human studies. When I was studying for my doctorate in Peking University, Professor Huang Yisen urged me to take human studies as the key research direction. These are the general clues for me to turn from Marxist philosophy to humanistic research. Of course, I consciously use Marxism to guide my humanistic research and critically reflect on the research results of western people’s problems.

Professor Han Qingxiang was interviewed by Guangming. com.

I really began to study "human studies" in 1986 when I was studying for my doctorate. From 1986 to 1996, I spent 10 years constructing the theory of human studies, including the relationship between philosophy and man, the object of human studies, the orientation of human studies, the nature of human studies, the relationship between human studies and anthropology, the basic categories of human studies, the methodology of human studies, the basic theoretical system of human studies, the mission of human studies and so on. I position my study of human studies as a science of how people become "yes" and how people become "people".

It takes many foundations and conditions to make people become human beings. I think there are two basic conditions, namely, moral literacy and ability and quality. Morality emphasizes being a man and ability emphasizes doing things, and it is best to have both ability and political integrity. China’s traditional culture, especially Confucian culture, emphasizes being a man and worships moral theory. However, it seems that we have not done enough research on human ability and its development. We attach great importance to morality, and we still have to stick to it today! However, people’s ability and its value and significance are not paid enough attention. On the premise of paying attention to moral values, I try to focus on the development and development of human ability from philosophy. My research ability is mainly based on two considerations: one is to make people become people; The second is to make China truly become China. No matter the individual or the country, there is a "should be" concept and value part, and there is also a "real" strength and ability problem. Without strength and ability, it is difficult to implement what should be done, and it is difficult for people to become human beings and countries to become countries. From this, I moved from human studies to philosophical research on the problem of ability, and the core achievement was to put forward the "ability-based theory." In 1992, I published the Cultural Essence of Market Economy-Competence-based in Guangming Daily. Subsequently, at the invitation of the editor of Journal of Peking University, I used 16,000 words to elaborate and demonstrate the competency-based theory in depth and systematically, entitled "Competency-based Theory and the Development of Contemporary China". After the competency-based theory was put forward, it had a great influence in academic circles and society.In 2005, I published "Capacity Building and the Development of Contemporary China" in China Social Sciences, which further demonstrated the concept of competency-based. The concept of competence-based and the concept of fairness and justice are essentially complementary. The essence of the concept of competence-based is to eliminate the injustice brought by the supremacy of power, that is, to pursue justice, and also to require justice internally. The real establishment of the concept of competence must be based on justice. Some unfair phenomena in society are often caused by some lack of ability standard, specifically by the improper combination of some powerful people and capital. The concept of competency-based emphasizes that, on the premise of adhering to morality, people who have the ability to make achievements should be in their proper positions. Everyone should eat by their ability and stand on their merits. As long as they have the ability, they will have opportunities. As long as they have the ability and can be brought into play, people will easily become talents. Competence-based is a cornerstone, a foundation and a combination point to realize the unity of fairness and efficiency.

My in-depth thinking on human studies and ability prompted me to turn to the study of contemporary China’s political philosophy. First of all, in the study of ability, I found that the bureaucracy in China’s traditional political field to a certain extent often makes some people’s ability not be fully exerted, which becomes the main obstacle to make people become human beings and realize the ability standard; At the same time, the history and reality of China show that politics, as a force, has always influenced all aspects of our Chinese. In the philosophical analysis of the contemporary "China problem", I found that many problems are mostly related to political factors in the traditional and modern society of China. Therefore, I went to the study of contemporary China’s political philosophy, and put forward the theory of social hierarchy as a framework for analyzing the China issue. In my opinion, behind the system is the social structure. Without the reform of the social structure, it will be difficult for the system reform to achieve results. The traditional social hierarchy is a "root" that breeds and causes many problems in contemporary China. To transform the social hierarchy, the broad masses of the people are the main body, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) people are the main body.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the leading core of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great cause and the backbone of Chinese people. In the new era, our party faces "four major tests" and "four dangers". Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Do not forget your initiative mind, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, has persisted in the people-centered development thought and continued to move forward, stressing that it is necessary to be hard while the iron is hot, and demanding that the Party should manage the Party strictly and comprehensively, and reshape the new ecology of political development. Therefore, I will focus my research on contemporary China’s political philosophy on paying attention to and studying the thoughts of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on governing the country. The more I study, the more I firmly believe that the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has provided a very favorable academic environment for China intellectuals to make great achievements in the vast world.

From philosophy to human studies, to the study of human ability, and then to the study of contemporary China’s political philosophy, it is the result of the development of various logics to pay attention to the study of the supreme leader’s thoughts of governing the country and politics today. These studies also constitute an organic whole, and their internal theoretical logic is consistent. This is the basic course of my academic research and the general context of the development of my academic thoughts. Thankfully, in the process of academic research, the research results of human studies, competency-based theory, the theory of social hierarchy structure and the research results of the supreme leader’s thoughts on governing the country have been confirmed and confirmed in the new concepts, new categories and new expressions of the CPC Central Committee’s new ideas of people-oriented Scientific Outlook on Development, strengthening the party’s ruling ability construction, supply-side structural reform and governing the country.

Reporter:You have published hundreds of articles in China Social Sciences, Philosophical Research, Qiushi and other important journals. "How can you ask the canal to be so clear, so as to have flowing water from its source?" Can you give us some suggestions on academic article writing from your point of view?

Han QingxiangNot everyone has to write academic articles, nor is it suitable for everyone to write academic articles. The most fundamental thing about academic articles is their academic nature, that is, they must have a healthy academic conscience, a certain degree of academic foundation, academic support, and academic norms. Of course, the most important thing is to make arguments and suggestions for the party and the people, with Marxism as the guide!

First, when writing academic articles, we should be clear about the conscience and mission of scholars and correct the academic mentality. Writing academic articles is a matter of conscience, and articles will last forever. Fichte once said: "Scholars are the teachers of human beings" and "should be the best moral people of his time". Young scholars must make clear the responsibilities and missions of scholars, correct their academic mentality, see if they are suitable for the academic bowl, and try their best to overcome the short-sighted behavior of impatience and quick success. Only in this way can the academic articles written be meaningful and valuable.

Second, writing academic articles should pay attention to laying a good foundation for learning and raising. Writing academic articles requires certain academic training, and it is necessary to systematically and skillfully master the relevant knowledge and materials in this discipline and field. This is the basis for writing academic articles. Without this foundation, it is difficult to build a high-rise academic building for scholars. Therefore, to write a good academic article, we should lay a good foundation, constantly learn new knowledge, and accumulate a lot of money.

Third, the article should have theoretical support. The key to academic articles is to have your own insights and thoughts. Academic development, academic innovation, and scholars’ growth can’t just make footnotes on other people’s theories. You can’t just let your brain become a racetrack for other people’s thoughts. Under the premise of adhering to inheritance, we must pay attention to innovation and development, and take all kinds of theories and resources for our use. We should try our best to make our articles thoughtful, rational and logical, that is, to form our own theoretical pulse.

Fourth, we should have an academic analysis framework. First of all, we must have a sense of problems and be able to find problems. Learning with questions can narrow the research boundary and focus on the core of the problem to improve the depth of the research; Secondly, we should pay attention to the accumulation and application of some good analytical frameworks, and effective analytical frameworks can get twice the result with half the effort. For example, I use social hierarchy to analyze the China issue, which is an analytical framework. For another example, I put forward the theory of three forms of Marxist philosophy by using the analytical framework of "politics, academics and the masses". In addition, it is necessary to read more original books and lay a solid theoretical foundation, and pay more attention to the academic frontier issues concerned by newspapers and theoretical circles.

Finally, academic research should adhere to the guiding position of Marxism; It is necessary to make arguments and suggestions for the party and the people; We should think about problems with philosophy, convey the times with ideas, lead development with ideas and develop theory with practice.

(Source/School of Philosophy and Social Sciences)