作为标识性概念的“中国精神”:语义生成与政治阐发

“Chinese Spirit”as an Iconic Concept:Semantic Generation and Political Elucidation

党的二十届三中全会展示出“将改革进行到底”的历史韧性和实践耐力,是以“改革精神”推进中国式现代化进程的生动体现。“改革精神”是“中国精神”在改革开放和中国特色社会主义发展进程中的集中体现,极大丰富了“中国精神”。作为一个具有中国特色的标识性概念,“中国精神”有其独特的生成语境和演进过程。“中国精神”孕育和萌发于中华传统文化与中国人民救亡图存的自觉探索,奠定了这一概念以“中国魂”为核心的原初语义;生成与演进于中国共产党革命、建设和改革的伟大实践,拓展了“民族精神”和“时代精神”之双重语义;规范并深化于新时代以来的理论创新,发展为兼具“宏观的理论架构”和“微观的实践叙事”的话语体系。基于概念史考察,“中国精神”概念发展呈现诸多基本面向:根据时代发展调整“中国精神”内涵;平衡“中国精神”的“学理性”和“政治性”;“中国精神”的升华需要落实到个体层面的精神创造;以“中国精神”为发力点拓展“以中国为方法”的自主知识体系建构。以系统观念统筹把握概念发展规律,不仅能够筑牢“中国精神”的概念根基与知识坐标,还有利于讲好中国故事、展示真实立体全面的中国形象。

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China demonstrates the historical resilience and practical endurance of“seeing reform through”,which is a vivid manifestation of promoting the process of Chinese-style modernization with the“Reform Spirit”.The spirit is aconcentrated embodiment of the“Chinese Spirit”in the process of reform and opening-up and the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics,which greatly enriches it meanwhile.As an iconic concept with Chinese characteristics,“Chinese Spirit”has its unique generation context and evolution process.The“Chinese Spirit”was nurtured and sprouted from traditional Chinese culture and the conscious exploration of the Chinese people s salvation and survival,laying the foundation for the original semantic concept centered on the“Chinese Soul”;It was generated and evolved from the great practice of revolution,construction and reform of the CPC,expanding the double semantics of“spirit of the nation”and“spirit of the times”;It is regulated and deepened through theoretical innovation since the new era,gradually developing into a discourse system that combines“macro theoretical framework”and“micro practical narratives”.Based on the investigation of conceptual history,the development of“Chinese Spirit”presents many basic aspects:adjusting the connotation of“Chinese Spirit”according to the development of the times;balancing the“academic rationality”and“political nature”of the“Chinese Spirit”;the sublimation of the“Chinese Spirit”needs to be put into individuals spiritual strengthening;taking“Chinese Spirit”as the starting point to expand the construction of independent knowledge system of“China as the method”.By comprehensively and systematically grasping the development laws of concepts,not only can the conceptual foundation and knowledge coordinates of the“Chinese Spirit”be firmly established,but it is also conducive to telling the story of China well and showcasing the real,authentic,and comprehensive images of China.