What is the connotation and practical significance of the unity of knowing and doing?

1, knowing and doing is only a matter of time and cannot be separated. The so-called "hard work" is the process of understanding and practice.

2. The relationship between knowledge and action is interdependent: knowledge is the starting point of action, it guides action, and real knowledge can not only do it, but also has done it; Behavior is the destination and realization of knowledge, and real behavior has its own awareness and insight at work.

3. The fundamental purpose of "doing" in the unity of knowing and doing is to completely overcome "evil thoughts" and achieve perfection, which is essentially a process of moral cultivation and practice.

Obviously, Wang Yangming's so-called "knowledge" is "the meaning of my conscience", and his so-called "action" is the moral practice of "the meaning of my conscience is higher than things". It can be said that Wang Yangming's theory of "unity of knowledge and action" is essentially a moral humanistic philosophy integrating morality, ethics and politics.

The Practical Significance of "Unity of Knowing and Doing"

1, Wang Yangming's spirit of "unity of knowledge and action" provides us with scientific and pragmatic thinking methods and spiritual motivation.

2. Wang Yangming's theory of "integration of knowledge and practice" has a warning effect on the current anti-corruption campaign.

3. Advocating "the unity of knowledge and practice" will help to promote the inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture and promote the construction of "humanity" under the new situation.

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"Unity of knowing and doing" is essentially discussing the relationship between morality, ethics and politics. It pays more attention to the knowledge of virtue and the journey of ethics and politics, rather than the journey of knowledge and scientific practice in the pure sense.

"Unity of knowing and doing" is an ethical and political theory, which is fundamentally different from the western epistemology.