The question concerning the relation of thinking and being. Engels said: “the great basic question of all philosophy, especially of modern philosophy, is that concerning the relation of thinking and being.” In the pair of categories of thinking and being, being refers to the objective material world, including nature and human society, while thinking refers to consciousness and spirit corresponding to matter. As the basic question of philosophy, the question concerning the relation of thinking and being includes two sides: the first is the question of which is original, thinking or being; the second is the question of the identity of thinking and being. . .
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