Accelerating the Construction of Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics

Philosophy and social sciences are important tools for people to understand and transform the world, and are a vital force driving historical development and social progress. Every major leap forward in human society and every significant development in human civilization are inseparable from the intellectual transformation and ideological guidance provided by philosophy and social sciences. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to philosophy and social sciences and vigorously promoted their flourishing development. In his report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We will accelerate the development

哲学社会科学是人们认识世界、改造世界的重要工具，是推动历史发展和社会进步的重要力量。人类社会每一次重大跃进，人类文明每一次重大发展，都离不开哲学社会科学的知识变革和思想先导。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央高度重视哲学社会科学，大力推动哲学社会科学繁荣发展。习近平总书记在党的二十大报告中强调，“加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学学科体系、学术体系、话语体系，培育壮大哲学社会科学人才队伍”。前不久召开的全国宣传部长会议强调，加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学。如何落实党中央关于哲学社会科学的战略擘画，是高等学校必须认真思考的重大课题。要立足高校实际，把深入学习贯彻落实习近平总书记关于加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学与推进中国式现代化的重要论述结合起来，把繁荣发展哲学社会科学的具体目标同民族复兴的伟大目标结合起来，创新作为、勇攀高峰。

I. Upholding the Soul and Root, Laying the Foundation for Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics

一、坚守魂脉和根脉，为中国特色哲学社会科学立基

The banner determines the direction, and the direction guides the future. To accelerate the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, the first issue to resolve is "what banner to hold and what path to take." At the sixth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th Central Committee [1]1 A classical Chinese allusion from the Tang dynasty politician Wei Zheng's memorial to Emperor Taizong, emphasizing the importance of securing foundations and sources for enduring success., General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must never abandon the Marxist soul, nor

旗帜决定方向，方向引领未来。加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，首先要解决“举什么旗、走什么路”的问题。在二十届中央政治局第六次集体学习时，习近平总书记强调，“我们决不能抛弃马克思主义这个魂脉，决不能抛弃中华优秀传统文化这个根脉。坚守好这个魂和根，是理论创新的基础和前提”。同样，这也是加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学的基础和前提。

We must hold fast to the soul and vein of Marxism. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for our Party to found the Party and the country, to rejuvenate the Party and the country, and it is a powerful ideological weapon for us to understand and transform the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Adhering to the guidance of Marxism is the fundamental hallmark that distinguishes contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences from other philosophy and social sciences, and it must be upheld unequivocally." Looking back at the Party's century-long history of struggle, the fundamental reason why our Party has been able to achieve major accomplishments in various historical periods of revolution, construction, and reform, and to lead the people in completing arduous tasks that other political forces could not accomplish, lies in its mastery of the scientific theory of Marxism and its continuous promotion of theoretical innovation in light of new realities, thereby enabling the Party to possess a powerful force of truth. Practice has proven that the reason why the Communist Party of China can succeed and why socialism with Chinese characteristics works well is ultimately because Marxism works, and because Marxism adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times works. Marxist principles concerning the materiality of the world and its laws of development, human society and its laws of development, the essence of cognition and its laws of development, and so forth, provide the basic worldview and methodology for our study and grasp of various disciplines and fields within philosophy and social sciences. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the latest achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and it is the Marxism of contemporary China and the Marxism of the twenty-first century. On the new journey of the New Era, accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

坚守好马克思主义这个魂脉。马克思主义是我们立党立国、兴党兴国的根本指导思想，是我们认识世界、改造世界的强大思想武器。习近平总书记强调：“坚持以马克思主义为指导，是当代中国哲学社会科学区别于其他哲学社会科学的根本标志，必须旗帜鲜明加以坚持。”回顾党的百年奋斗史，我们党之所以能够在革命、建设、改革各个历史时期取得重大成就，能够领导人民完成其他政治力量不可能完成的艰巨任务，根本在于掌握了马克思主义科学理论，并不断结合新的实际推进理论创新，使党掌握了强大的真理力量。实践证明，中国共产党为什么能，中国特色社会主义为什么好，归根到底是马克思主义行，是中国化时代化的马克思主义行。马克思主义关于世界的物质性及其发展规律、人类社会及其发展规律、认识的本质及其发展规律等原理，为我们研究把握哲学社会科学各个学科各个领域提供了基本的世界观、方法论。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是马克思主义中国化时代化最新成果，是当代中国马克思主义、二十一世纪马克思主义。新时代新征程，加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，必须坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导。

Adhering to the guidance of Marxism requires solving the problem of truly learning, truly understanding, and truly believing. Philosophy and social science workers must consciously integrate the worldview and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era throughout the entire process of research and teaching, transforming it into a sober theoretical consciousness, a firm political conviction, and a scientific method of thinking. The core issue to be solved is the question of whom to serve—whether to serve the few or the vast majority—which is a fundamental and principled issue in philosophy and social science research. For philosophy and social sciences to achieve something, they must adhere to a people-centered research orientation. If they are divorced from the people, philosophy and social sciences will lack appeal, influence, impact, and vitality. At the same time, it is necessary to adhere to a problem-oriented approach. Problems are the starting point of innovation and also the driving force of innovation. Only by listening to the voice of the times, responding to the call of the times, and earnestly studying and solving major and urgent problems can we truly grasp the historical context, find the laws of development, and promote theoretical innovation. Philosophy and social science workers must inherit the glorious tradition of older-generation scientists who dedicated themselves to the country and cared for the people, writing their papers on the land of the motherland and applying their scientific research achievements to the great cause of building a strong country and rejuvenating the Chinese nation.

坚持以马克思主义为指导，必须解决真学真懂真信的问题，哲学社会科学工作者要自觉把习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的世界观、方法论贯穿研究和教学全过程，转化为清醒的理论自觉、坚定的政治信念、科学的思维方法；核心要解决好为什么人的问题，是为少数人服务还是为绝大多数人服务，这是哲学社会科学研究的根本性、原则性问题。哲学社会科学要有所作为，就必须坚持以人民为中心的研究导向，脱离了人民，哲学社会科学就不会有吸引力、感染力、影响力、生命力。同时，必须坚持问题导向。问题是创新的起点，也是创新的动力源。只有聆听时代的声音，回应时代的呼唤，认真研究解决重大而紧迫的问题，才能真正把握住历史脉络、找到发展规律，推动理论创新。哲学社会科学工作者要传承老一辈科学家以身许国、心系人民的光荣传统，把论文写在祖国的大地上，把科研成果应用在强国建设、民族复兴的伟业中。

We must hold fast to the root and vein of fine traditional Chinese culture. "We must take China as the reference and the times as the reference, base ourselves on China's actual conditions, solve China's problems, continuously promote the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, continuously advance knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation, so that philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics can truly stand tall among the world's academic forests." On April 25, 2022, during his inspection and research at Renmin University of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward this requirement for philosophy and social science workers. "For a tree to grow tall, its roots must be firmly planted; for a stream to flow far, its source must be dredged." [1]1 A classical Chinese allusion from the Tang dynasty politician Wei Zheng's memorial to Emperor Taizong, emphasizing the importance of securing foundations and sources for enduring success. Both history and reality show that a nation that abandons or betrays its own history and culture not only cannot develop but is also likely to stage one historical tragedy after another. The fine traditional Chinese culture, nurtured over more than 5,000 years of civilization development, is the spiritual lifeline of the Chinese nation, the solid foundation for us to stand firm amidst the global cultural currents, the crystallization and essence of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, and it provides rich nourishment for accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. In the long-term practice of revolution, construction, and reform, Chinese Communists have always been faithful inheritors and promoters of fine traditional Chinese culture. They have activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of Marxist truth, promoted the renewal of life and modern transformation of Chinese civilization, enriched the cultural life of Marxism with fine traditional Chinese culture, and propelled Marxism to continuously achieve new leaps in adapting to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "To develop and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the deep foundation of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, the only path is to combine the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with fine traditional Chinese culture." On the new journey, philosophy and social science workers must strengthen the excavation and elucidation of fine traditional Chinese culture, so that the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation are compatible with contemporary Chinese culture and coordinated with modern society. They should promote the cultural spirit that transcends time and space, transcends national boundaries, possesses enduring charm, and has contemporary value, activate its inherent powerful vitality, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, and produce more research results with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner.

坚守好中华优秀传统文化这个根脉。“要以中国为观照、以时代为观照，立足中国实际，解决中国问题，不断推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，不断推进知识创新、理论创新、方法创新，使中国特色哲学社会科学真正屹立于世界学术之林。” 2022年4月25日，习近平总书记在中国人民大学考察调研时对哲学社会科学工作者提出这样的要求。“求木之长者，必固其根本；欲流之远者，必浚其泉源。”历史和现实都表明，一个抛弃了或者背叛了自己历史文化的民族，不仅不可能发展起来，而且很可能上演一幕幕历史悲剧。在五千多年文明发展中孕育的中华优秀传统文化，是中华民族的精神命脉，是我们在世界文化激荡中站稳脚跟的坚实根基，是中华文明的智慧结晶和精华所在，为加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学提供了丰厚滋养。在长期的革命、建设、改革实践中，中国共产党人始终是中华优秀传统文化的忠实继承者和弘扬者，以马克思主义真理之光激活了中华文明的基因，推动了中华文明的生命更新和现代转型，用中华优秀传统文化充实了马克思主义的文化生命，推动马克思主义不断实现中国化时代化的新飞跃。习近平总书记指出：“在五千多年中华文明深厚基础上开辟和发展中国特色社会主义，把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际、同中华优秀传统文化相结合是必由之路。”新征程上，哲学社会科学工作者要加强对中华优秀传统文化的挖掘和阐发，使中华民族最基本的文化基因同当代中国文化相适应、同现代社会相协调，把跨越时空、超越国界、富有永恒魅力、具有当代价值的文化精神弘扬起来，激活其内在的强大生命力，推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，推出更多具有中国特色、中国风格、中国气派的研究成果。

Patriotism is the core of the Chinese national spirit. The reason why the Chinese nation has been able to withstand countless unimaginable risks and trials over more than 5,000 years and maintain its vigorous vitality is inseparable from the profound and enduring patriotic tradition of the Chinese nation. On September 17, 1935, the founding president of Nankai University, Zhang Boling, [2]2 Zhang Boling (1876–1951) was a pioneering Chinese educator and founder of Nankai University, known for promoting modern education and patriotic values. raised the "Three Questions on Patriotism" at the new academic year's opening ceremony: "Are you Chinese? Do you love China? Do you wish China well?" On January 17, 2019, during his visit to the Nankai University Centennial History Museum, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that these "three questions" are not only questions of history but also questions of the times and the future. We must uphold and promote the patriotic tradition of Nankai University well. Every golden autumn season, new students at Nankai University can see eight large characters on the cover of their admission notices: "Dedication to the Public, Daily Self-Renewal." [3]3 The school motto of Nankai University, derived from classical Chinese thought, combining the Confucian ideal of public service with the call for continuous self-improvement and innovation. The eight-character school motto makes clear from the outset: Nankai cultivates people who possess both the spirit of serving the "public" and the ability to serve the "public," people who "know China and serve China." To hold fast to the root and vein of fine traditional Chinese culture, we must inherit and promote the patriotic spirit of the Chinese nation, strengthen the ambition to serve the country, guard the heart to serve the country, write books and establish theories for the country, the nation, and the people, and display our talents for the great cause of national rejuvenation.

爱国主义是中华民族精神的核心。中华民族五千多年来之所以能够经受住无数难以想象的风险和考验，始终保持旺盛生命力，同中华民族拥有深厚持久的爱国主义传统是密不可分的。1935年9月17日，南开大学创始人之一的张伯苓老校长在新学年“始业式”上提出“爱国三问”：你是中国人吗？你爱中国吗？你愿意中国好吗？2019年1月17日，习近平总书记在参观南开大学百年校史馆时，强调这“三问”既是历史之问，也是时代之问、未来之问。我们要把南开大学的爱国主义传统坚持好、弘扬好。每年金秋时节，南开大学新生都能在录取通知书封面上看到八个大字——“允公允能，日新月异”。八字校训开宗明义：南开培养的是既有为“公”之精神，又有为“公”之能力的人，是“知中国，服务中国”的人。坚守中华优秀传统文化这个根脉，就要继承和弘扬中华民族的爱国主义精神，强报国志、守报国心，为国家、民族、人民著书立说，为民族复兴伟业施展才华。

II. Based on Chinese-path modernization, advance the construction of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics

二、立足中国式现代化，推进中国特色哲学社会科学学科体系、学术体系、话语体系建设

Chinese-path modernization has both the common features of modernization in all countries and Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions; it is the only correct path for building a strong country and achieving national rejuvenation. To accelerate the construction of a philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, we must grasp the correct direction of serving Chinese-path modernization, follow the approach of basing ourselves on China, drawing on foreign experience, excavating history, grasping the present, caring for humanity, and facing the future, and fully embody Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner in the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system.

中国式现代化既有各国现代化的共同特征，更有基于自己国情的中国特色，是强国建设、民族复兴的唯一正确道路。加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，要把握服务于中国式现代化的正确方向，按照立足中国、借鉴国外，挖掘历史、把握当代，关怀人类、面向未来的思路，在学科体系、学术体系、话语体系等方面充分体现中国特色、中国风格、中国气派。

Continuously improve the construction of the disciplinary system. A well-established disciplinary system is a sign of mature disciplinary development. To accelerate the construction of a philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, we must base ourselves on the needs of Chinese-path modernization and further improve the disciplinary system of philosophy and social sciences. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “We must optimize the layout

不断完善学科体系建设。完善的学科体系是学科发展成熟的标志。加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，必须立足中国式现代化建设需要，进一步完善哲学社会科学学科体系。习近平总书记强调：“要优化基础学科建设布局，支持重点学科、新兴学科、冷门学科和薄弱学科发展，推进学科交叉融合和跨学科研究，构筑全面均衡发展的高质量学科体系。”要坚持系统思维，基于人类知识的体系性构成和发展趋势，既观 照已有基础，又进行超前布局，以服务于中国式现代化发展的总体蓝图为导向，按照突出优势、拓展领域、补齐短板、完善体系的要求精准发力，实现不同类型学科的差异化发展。例如，促进基础学科扎实健全，努力推动哲学社会科学普遍知识和一般理论的本土化建设，进而实现自主知识、自主理论的持续发展创新；突出重点学科优势，以社会需求、学术创新为动力，整合各方面优质资源，打造中国特色哲学社会科学高地；强化新兴学科和交叉学科发展创新，瞄准哲学社会科学前沿加快研究攻关、引领学科发展方向，聚焦“高精尖缺”培养急需人才，基于中国式现代化发展的时代沃土形成中国特色的学科发展路径；重视冷门学科传承，通过持续性政策倾斜与扶持，充分发挥其在弘扬中华优秀传统文化和推动中国特色哲学社会科学繁荣发展中的独特价值。

Deeply advance innovation in the academic system. Promoting the systematization and theorization of theory is an inherent requirement and important pathway for theoretical innovation. The reason Marxism has such a profound influence lies in its revelation of the truth of human social development through deep scholarly reasoning and its demonstration of the scientific nature of its theory through a complete system. General Secretary Xi Jinping once took Engels’ writing of works such as *Socialism: Utopian and Scientific* as an example to elucidate the importance of systematization and theorization for upholding and developing Marxism. To construct an academic system for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, we must persist in continuously advancing theoretical innovation starting from the problems of the times, and comprehensively and systematically propose scientific concepts and effective countermeasures to solve practical problems. We must strengthen research on major theoretical and practical issues in the development of Chinese-path modernization, refine new concepts, propose new theories, and build a modern academic system that is closely aligned with China’s development and the needs of the times. Continuously innovate research methods in philosophy and social sciences that meet the needs of the times; through integration with modern technological means such as big data and artificial intelligence, form new methods that fit the development of the times, answer the real questions in the process of Chinese-path modernization development, and continuously achieve meaningful and valuable innovative results.

深入推进学术体系创新。推进理论的体系化学理化，是理论创新的内在要求和重要途径。马克思主义之所以影响深远，在于其以深刻的学理揭示人类社会发展的真理性、以完备的体系论证其理论的科学性。习近平总书记曾以恩格斯撰写《社会主义从空想到科学的发展》等论著为例，阐明体系化和学理化对坚持和发展马克思主义的重要性。构建中国特色哲学社会科学学术体系，必须坚持从时代问题出发持续推进理论创新，全面系统提出解决现实问题的科学理念、有效对策。要加强对中国式现代化发展中的重大理论和实践问题研究，提炼新概念、提出新理论，建设紧扣中国发展和时代需要的现代化学术体系。持续创新适应时代发展需要的哲学社会科学研究方法，通过与大数据、人工智能等现代化技术手段的融合，形成契合时代发展的新方法，回答好中国式现代化发展进程中的真问题，不断取得有意义、有价值的创新性成果。

Comprehensively strengthen the construction of the discourse system. “In interpreting Chinese practice and constructing Chinese theory, we should have the greatest right to speak.” General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the construction of China’s international communication discourse system, repeatedly emphasizing the need to create a favorable international public opinion environment and showcase the image of a responsible major country, clearly requiring “accelerating the construction of Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative systems, using Chinese theory to explain Chinese practice, using Chinese practice to elevate Chinese theory, creating new concepts, categories, and expressions that integrate Chinese and foreign elements, and more fully and vividly presenting Chinese stories and the ideological and spiritual power behind them.” To construct a discourse system for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, efforts should be made to disseminate China’s voice, Chinese theory, and Chinese thought in the process of integrating Chinese and foreign cultures and enhancing exchanges between civilizations, so that the world can better understand China. In accordance with the General Secretary’s requirement to “create new concepts, categories, and expressions that integrate Chinese and foreign elements,” we should both integrate reasonable and excellent Western philosophical and social science theories, knowledge, tools, and methods into the discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, and promote the internationalization of the discourse system with Chinese characteristics, strengthen the external interpretation of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, and propose new concepts, theories, methods, and expressions that are scientific, open, and integrated. At the same time, through various domestic and international academic conferences, academic journals, and monographs in Chinese and foreign languages, actively project China’s voice in the field of philosophy and social sciences, achieve the dissemination of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics through exchange, and promote the formation of international discourse power commensurate with China’s comprehensive national strength and international status.

全面加强话语体系构建。“在解读中国实践、构建中国理论上，我们应该最有发言权”。习近平总书记高度重视我国对外传播话语体系建设，多次强调要营造良好国际舆论氛围，展示负责任大国形象，明确要求“加快构建中国话语和中国叙事体系，用中国理论阐释中国实践，用中国实践升华中国理论，打造融通中外的新概念、新范畴、新表述，更加充分、更加鲜明地展现中国故事及其背后的思想力量和精神力量”。构建中国特色哲学社会科学话语体系，应力求在融通中外文化、增进文明交流中传播中国声音、中国理论、中国思想，让世界更好读懂中国。要按照总书记提出的“打造融通中外的新概念、新范畴、新表述”的要求，既将合理的、优秀的西方哲学社会科学的理论、知识、工具、方法融入中国特色哲学社会科学话语体系，又推动中国特色话语体系国际化，加强中国特色哲学社会科学的对外阐释，提出科学开放融通的新概念、新理论、新方法、新表述。同时，通过各种国内外学术会议、学术期刊、中外文专著等，积极发出哲学社会科学领域的中国声音，在交流中实现中国特色哲学社会科学的传播，推动形成同我国综合国力和国际地位相匹配的国际话语权。

III. Fully Fulfill the Functions of Higher Education Institutions, Adopt Multiple Measures to Support the Construction of Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics

三、充分履行高等学校职能，多措并举支撑构建中国特色哲学社会科学

Higher education institutions, as an important force among the “five major armies” of China’s philosophy and social sciences, should naturally take the lead and act concretely in the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. At the founding of Nankai University, the old principal Zhang Boling proposed the concept of “literature to govern the country, science to strengthen the country, and commerce to enrich the country,” emphasizing the need to run a “localized Nankai.” The so-called “localization” means, on the basis of earnestly absorbing advanced scientific thought from the world, taking root in China’s soil, focusing on China’s actual conditions, and carrying out Sinicization and indigenization. On the new journey of the New Era, we must bear in mind the entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping, carry forward the tradition of Nankai, and contribute to the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.

高等学校作为我国哲学社会科学“五路大军”中的重要力量，理应在中国特色哲学社会科学构建中走在前列、干在实处。南开大学建校之初，老校长张伯苓就提出“文以治国、理以强国、商以富国”的理念，强调要办“土货化的南开”。所谓“土货化”，就是要在认真吸收世界先进科学思想的基础上，扎根中国大地，着眼中国实际，进行中国化、本土化。新时代新征程，我们要牢记习近平总书记的嘱托，赓续南开传统，为构建中国特色哲学社会科学作出贡献。

Leverage the advantages of universities in having complete disciplines and concentrated talent to promote the construction of China’s independent knowledge system. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics is, in the final analysis, about constructing China’s independent knowledge system.” Constructing China’s independent knowledge system is both a practical need to systematically summarize China’s development experience and solve problems facing China and even the world, and a theoretical need for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, having developed to a certain stage, to summarize their own development laws and break the monopoly of Western knowledge systems. Higher education institutions bear the heavy responsibility of constructing an independent knowledge system for philosophy and social sciences and are also the main force in constructing China’s independent knowledge system. They must adhere to taking China’s practice and China’s problems as the starting point and foothold, examine China’s history, summarize China’s experience, and promote the theorized, localized, and systematic development of philosophy and social sciences.

发挥高校学科齐全、人才集中的优势，推动中国自主知识体系建构。习近平总书记指出：“加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，归根结底是建构中国自主的知识体系。”建构中国自主知识体系既是对我国发展经验进行系统性总结、破解中国乃至世界问题的实践需要，又是中国特色哲学社会科学发展到一定阶段，总结自身发展规律、打破西方知识体系垄断的理论需要。高等学校承担着构建哲学社会科学自主知识体系的重任，同时也是建构中国自主知识体系的主力军，要坚持以中国实践、中国问题为出发点和落脚点，观照中国历史、总结中国经验，推动哲学社会科学实现学理化、本土化、体系化发展。

Implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people, and strengthen the talent support for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. “Our aspiration for the new Nankai is nothing more than the two phrases ‘know China’ and ‘serve China’.” On January 17, 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Nankai University, he softly recited this passage in the school history museum, repeatedly exclaiming, “Well said!” “Schools are places for fostering virtue and nurturing people. What kind of people to nurture? This is very important. Patriotism is the national heart and national soul of the Chinese nation.” [5]5 The phrase “fostering virtue and nurturing people” (立德树人) is a core educational principle of the CPC, emphasizing moral education as the foundation of talent cultivation. In recent years, Nankai University has closely centered on the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people, continuously making efforts in cultivating socialist builders and successors who are well-developed morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and labor-wise, and in expanding and strengthening the talent team of philosophy and social sciences. It focuses on enhancing the targetedness and effectiveness of ideological and political education, guiding students to cultivate patriotic sentiments, forge humanistic literacy and moral character, and continuously strengthen the value orientation of educating people for the Party and the country. It insists on taking the expert-type teaching faculty as the core competitiveness, and treats the construction of a high-quality philosophy and social sciences teaching team with excellent political quality, superb professional ability, and high educational level as a foundational task to be grasped firmly and well. It continuously improves and perfects the talent introduction and cultivation work system, and constantly expands and strengthens the philosophy and social sciences talent team with clear direction, true doctrine, profound scholarship, and upright moral conduct. It comprehensively improves the quality of reserve talent cultivation in philosophy and social sciences, guides more outstanding young students to devote themselves to academic careers in the field of philosophy and social sciences, and promotes the timely integration of high-level philosophy and social sciences academic achievements into the textbook system, curriculum system, and cultivation system.

落实立德树人根本任务，强化中国特色哲学社会科学人才支撑。“吾人为新南开所抱之志愿，不外‘知中国’‘服务中国’二语。”2019年1月17日，习近平总书记在南开大学考察时，在校史馆轻声念诵这段话，连连赞叹：“说得好！”“学校是立德树人的地方。树什么人？这很重要。爱国主义是中华民族的民族心、民族魂。”近年来，南开大学紧紧围绕立德树人根本任务，在培养德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人、培育壮大哲学社会科学人才队伍上不断发力。注重增强思想政治教育的针对性、实效性，引导学生厚植爱国情怀、陶铸人文素养和道德品质，不断强化为党育人、为国育才的价值导向。坚持把专家型教师队伍作为核心竞争力，把建设政治素质过硬、业务能力精湛、育人水平高超的高素质哲学社会科学师资队伍作为基础性工作抓紧抓好，持续健全完善人才引育工作体系，不断培育壮大方向明、主义真、学问高、德行正的哲学社会科学人才队伍。全面提高哲学社会科学后备人才培养质量，引导更多优秀青年学子投身哲学社会科学领域学术事业，推动高水平哲学社会科学学术成果及时融入教材体系、课程体系、培养体系。

Strengthen “organized scientific research” in universities, and stimulate the innovation impetus of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. The vitality of theory lies in innovation. Innovation is the eternal theme of the development of philosophy and social sciences, and also the inevitable requirement of social development, deepening practice, and historical progress for philosophy and social sciences. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Whether our philosophy and social sciences have Chinese characteristics ultimately depends on whether they have subjectivity and originality.” Theoretical innovation can only start from problems. In a sense, the process of theoretical innovation is the process of discovering problems, screening problems, studying problems, and solving problems. “Organized scientific research” can guide scholars to conduct research around major theoretical and practical issues in the process of building a modern socialist power. On the new journey of the New Era, philosophy and social sciences should center on what we are doing, excavate new materials, discover new problems, propose new viewpoints, and construct new theories from the great practice of Chinese-path modernization. Nankai University has a tradition of innovation and creation. Under the guidance of the spirit of “changing with each passing day,” [6]6 “Changing with each passing day” (日新月异) is the motto of Nankai University, encouraging continuous innovation and progress. Nankai people will aim at the needs of the country and the people, and promote national development and the progress of the times with tangible achievements and results.

加强高校“有组织科研”，激发中国特色哲学社会科学创新动力。理论的生命力在于创新。创新是哲学社会科学发展的永恒主题，也是社会发展、实践深化、历史前进对哲学社会科学的必然要求。习近平总书记强调：“我们的哲学社会科学有没有中国特色，归根到底要看有没有主体性、原创性。” 理论创新只能从问题开始。从某种意义上说，理论创新的过程就是发现问题、筛选问题、研究问题、解决问题的过程。“有组织科研”可以引导学者围绕社会主义现代化强国建设进程中的重大理论和现实问题展开研究。新时代新征程，哲学社会科学应该以我们正在做的事情为中心，从中国式现代化的伟大实践中挖掘新材料、发现新问题、提出新观点、构建新理论。南开大学素有创新创造的传统，在“日新月异”精神的指引下，南开人将瞄准国家和人民所需，以实实在在的业绩和成果助推民族发展与时代进步。

Enhance the effectiveness of international communication, and manifest the world significance of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. In the report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to “uphold the stance of Chinese culture, refine and display the spiritual symbols and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, accelerate the construction of Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative systems, tell China’s stories well, spread China’s voice well, and present a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China.” As important bridges and bonds for international exchange and cooperation, universities play a significant role in promoting foreign exchanges in academia, talent, culture, and other fields. In recent years, Nankai University has continuously explored ways to enhance the appeal of Chinese culture, the affinity of China’s image, and the persuasiveness of Chinese discourse. It has built international exchange platforms such as the “International Forum on Chinese-Path Modernization and Global Development” and the “Tianjin Forum,” continuously expanded and strengthened cultural activity brands such as the “Jialing Cup · Poetry Education in China” poetry explanation competition, [7]7 The “Jialing Cup · Poetry Education in China” competition is named after the courtesy name of Ye Jiaying, a renowned Chinese classical poetry scholar and educator associated with Nankai University. promoted and showcased the charm of excellent traditional Chinese culture to the world, and demonstrated China’s values and the common values of all humanity contained therein through cooperation and exchange.

提升国际传播效能，彰显中国特色哲学社会科学的世界意义。在党的二十大报告中，习近平总书记强调要“坚守中华文化立场，提炼展示中华文明的精神标识和文化精髓，加快构建中国话语和中国叙事体系，讲好中国故事、传播好中国声音，展现可信、可爱、可敬的中国形象”。作为国际交流与合作的重要桥梁纽带，高校在推动学术、人才、文化等对外交往中发挥着重要作用。近些年，南开大学在提升中华文化感召力、中国形象亲和力、中国话语说服力方面不断探索，打造“中国式现代化与全球发展国际论坛”、“天津论坛”等国际交流平台，不断做大做强“迦陵杯·诗教中国”诗词讲解大赛等文化活动品牌，面向全球宣传展示中华优秀传统文化的魅力，在合作交流中展现了中国的价值观念和其中蕴含的全人类共同价值。

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