What Is Single Version of the Truth?

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truth

(Philosophical concept)

Coherence theory

Generally speaking, coherence theory holds that truth is the whole belief or

I love my teacher, but I love the truth more.

70 Truth in the late 1970s

In the late 1970s, a Marxist-Leninist, Mao Zedong ideological education, and ideological emancipation movement took place in China. At the end of 1977, more than 1,000 senior and intermediate students from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China studied the historical issues of the Party since the "cultural revolution." At the time, Vice President Hu Yaobang, who presided over the daily work of the Central Party School, stipulated two principles that should be followed in the study of party history: one was to completely and accurately understand and apply Mao Zedong Thought; the study. Hu Yaobang published an article in the theoretical journal "Theoretical Trends" founded by the party school, discussing that practice is the standard issue for testing truth, and it has aroused great repercussions within the party and society. The debate between the two ideological lines has been carried out to a considerable extent. Criticism and resistance to the "two things" involve, to varying degrees, the question of the standard of truth. In March 1978, "People's Daily" published an article entitled "There Is Only One Truth", and put forward that only practice is the criterion for testing truth. On May 10, "Theoretical Trends" published an article entitled "Practice is the Only Standard for Testing Truth", which was reviewed by Hu Yaobang. On May 11 and 12, this article was published and reprinted by Guangming Daily, People's Daily, and People's Liberation Army Daily. The article discusses Marxist view of practice first, and points out that the only criterion for testing truth is social practice; the unity of theory and practice is the most basic principle of Marxism. Immediately after the publication of the article, two very different responses arose. The vast majority of cadres and people enthusiastically support and support the point of view of the article; those who adhere to the "two-everything" rebuke and suppress the point of view of the article. Under the leadership and support of the older generation of revolutionaries of Deng Xiaoping, most leaders of the CPC Central Committee and many veteran cadres clearly adhered to the Marxist view that practice is the standard for testing truth, firmly and enthusiastically supported the discussion of the standard of truth, and further criticized " The two wrong things. On May 19, Deng Xiaoping pointed out that when he met with the head of the core leadership group of the Ministry of Culture, the article was in line with Marxism-Leninism. On June 2, Deng Xiaoping focused on "seeking truth from facts" in Mao Zedong Thought. The important position in China and how to correctly treat the problems of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought strongly supported the discussion of the standard of truth. On June 24, "Liberation Army Daily" and "People's Daily" published a special commentator article "A Basic Principle of Marxism" in "Liberation Army Daily". This article was written by Hu Yaobang determined to organize, with the support and help of Luo Ruiqing, secretary general of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China at that time. The article criticized Lin Biao and the Gang of Four for their fundamental reversal of the relationship between theory and practice, systematically answered all kinds of blame for insisting that practice be the sole criterion for testing truth, and the discussion of the criterion for truth was a powerful impetus. After that, Hu Yaobang organized a third article: "Everything in the subjective world must be tested by practice", published in "Theoretical Trends" on September 10, and on September 25 in the name of a commentator of "People's Daily" Published in "People's Daily".

The significance of the great discussion of truth

This large-scale discussion nationwide is of great significance. It is related to whether the ideological and political lines are correct, as well as the future and destiny of the party and the country. With the active leadership and enthusiastic support of Deng Xiaoping's central leadership comrades, the majority of party members, cadres, and the masses actively participated in this discussion, expanding this discussion into a national ideological liberation movement. By the second half of 1978, the discussion of the standard of truth reached its climax. The central party and government organs, most provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions of the country, the heads of the People s Liberation Army headquarters and major military regions, and a large number of theoretical workers have written articles or delivered speeches, enthusiastically supporting this discussion. According to incomplete statistics, as of the end of 1978, the central and provincial newspapers published more than 650 articles containing practice as the sole criterion for testing truth. It is agreed that adhering to the Marxist principle that practice is the standard for testing truth has great practical significance. This discussion of the standard of truth is a movement of ideological emancipation. It carried out a general education of dialectical materialism and historical materialism for the broad masses of cadres and people, breaking the spiritual shackles of individual worship and dogmatism that prevailed in the past, breaking through the long-standing "left" and the "two things" The ideological constraints of Mao Zedong promoted the correction of Mao Zedong's "left" leaning errors and the rectification of various fronts in the later years, and created conditions for large-scale disruption anyway, clearing the root cause and resolving issues left over by history. Ideological preparation.