The Marxist Epistemology and the Outlook on Truth from the Perspective of “Practical Thinking Mode”

Yupeng Pan, Ting Wu

School of Marxism, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, 401120, China 

Abstract: Epistemology and the truth outlook constitute an important part of Marxist philosophy. The understanding of this issue concerns how to grasp Marxist philosophy as a whole and how to further promote the chinization of Marxist philosophy. The theoretical system of textbooks considers epistemology, the outlook of truth, and the issue of unity in a materialist way of thinking, which fails to truly present the spiritual essence of Marxist philosophy and its transcendence for the traditional philosophy. It cannot provide spiritual impetus for the great social practice of contemporary China. To ｃｒｅａｔｅ a Marxist philosophical theory system with Chinese characteristics, manner and style, we must go beyond the interpretation principles of traditional textbooks, follow the “practical thinking method” advocated by Marx’s new materialism, and consider the issues of “cognition” and “truth”. Therefore, on the basis of “understanding issues from practice”, the internal unity of Marxist philosophy’s “practical epistemology and practical truth outlook” can be realized.

Keywords: Epistemology; Truth Outlook; Materialistic Thinking Mode; Practical Thinking Mode