People’s material activity of dynamically reshaping the objective world. In ancient Chinese literature, there are categories such as “实践” (shijian), “践行” (jianxing) and “行” (xing). In the history of Western philosophy, there were abundant expositions on practice, but in the main they have failed to reveal the true essence of practice and its important significance. The German philosopher Hegel held that practice is higher than theory, but in his philosophy the concept of practice was only an idea. Feuerbach comprehended practice merely as an egoistic act or daily life activity. Unlike the category of “practice” in ancient Chinese literature and in the history of Western philosophy, Marx has revealed the essence of practice and the significance of practice in social life for the first time in the history of philosophy. Marx comprehended practice as the actual and sensuous human activity of dynamically changing the world. Practicality is one of the outstanding characteristics of Marxist philosophy. . .
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