The Chinese idiom "Pinyin" means that study, theory and practice should stand the test of time and really benefit the society. Literal interpretation refers to learning to use knowledge while learning it, and it can be reflected in concrete social practice.
The word "pragmatic" comes from the biography of Yi Gua: "A gentleman moves when he sees good, and changes when he gets it. Benefiting from diviners is also a gentleman who benefits others. " It means that a gentleman should learn good things and correct his mistakes; As a gentleman who stresses the benefits of others, Yi Gua should be used to cultivate one's self-cultivation.
The word pragmatism has a wide meaning. From the perspective of personal cultivation, "practice" emphasizes that individuals should have noble moral sentiments, pay attention to practice, be diligent in doing things and be good at solving problems.
From the national and social level, "practicality" emphasizes that the state should pay attention to reality, seek truth from facts and pay attention to people's livelihood and well-being. At the same time, "practice" also opposes empty talk and emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, with the ultimate goal of solving practical problems.
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Practical application is the dominant cultural value of ancient intellectuals in China. This kind of values holds that the value standard of cultural scholarship is its practicality, that is, the transformation from cultural academic value to political ethical value.
In the pre-Qin period, Confucianism took the world as its own responsibility and regarded itself as the teacher of the monarch, trying to shape the ideal monarch by "respecting the right and wrong of the monarch", thus re-establishing a unified social value system. ... mainly to construct a reasonable social order and political form. ...
The thought of practical application advocated by thinkers in Ming and Qing dynasties, represented by Huang Zongxi, is simply to learn something useful to the real society, to combine the research knowledge with social reality, and to study and apply it flexibly instead of empty talk.
In the late Qing Dynasty, due to the oppression of the image of western countries and the infiltration of western cultural and political thoughts, intellectuals represented by Kang Youwei re-publicized the slogan of "applying the world", and their political ideals were very different from those of traditional Confucianism. At this time, the essence of "practical application" is to try to find a way to save the country and strengthen itself in the blending of traditional culture and western culture.