Dong Hui: "The Second Integration" and the Philosophical Construction of Spiritual Independence

Dong Hui, a professor at the School of Marxism at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, argues that the "Second Integration" ^[1], as a scientific method of fundamental guiding significance, has laid a solid philosophical foundation for the discipline of Marxist theory to shape its independent academic character and fortify its civilizational roots. It has opened up an ontological field for theoretical innovation, driving the soul of Marxist truth to take deep root in the rich and fertile soil of Chinese civilization. This compels Marxism to ground itself in the Chinese context, respond to Chinese problems, and achieve a profound integration of Chinese and Western civilizations through dialectical sublation ^[2].