"Science and technology" and "human factor", as the two "first" elements in the "productivity theory", are not contradictory in essence, but are dialectically combined from different perspectives. Under the new situation, a series of scientific and technological ideas put forward by comrades around China's reality coincide with these two "firsts".

Scientific and technological function thought, scientific and technological talent thought and scientific and technological innovation thought all reflect the mutual combination of these two firsts. The dialectical unity of these two firsts has realized the all-round development of human beings and promoted the realization of the "Chinese Dream".

Keywords: scientific and technological thought; Science and technology; Productivity theory;

"Science and technology are the primary productive forces" was put forward by Comrade Deng Xiaoping in September 1988 in combination with the development trend and present situation of contemporary science and technology in China, which is the inheritance and development of Marxist "Science and technology are productive forces".

During the period of Deng Xiaoping, the great role of science and technology in economic development not only confirmed that science and technology were productive forces qualitatively, but also confirmed that science and technology were productive forces quantitatively. Science and technology is not only one of the elements, but also the primary factor.

Therefore, Deng Xiaoping put forward this conclusion. He pointed out that science and technology constantly changed the object of labor, changed the tools of labor and improved the quality of workers in the production process, thus promoting the rapid development of productive forces.

While Marx put forward that science is productive forces, he clearly affirmed that "the human factor is the first". Marx said: "The most powerful productive force is the revolutionary class itself", Lenin said: "The first productive force of all mankind is workers and laborers", and Mao Zedong also affirmed the role of human beings. He said: "Everything in the world, human beings are the most precious.

Under the leadership of the * * * production party, any miracle on earth can be created as long as there are people. On the surface, the two "firsts" are contradictory, but in fact, they are both different and related. The difference lies in their different perspectives, but their contents are interrelated and dialectical unity.

The two "firsts" have different perspectives. From the division of productive forces, productive forces can be divided into human factors and material factors to some extent. Among them, workers belong to human factors, and labor tools and labor objects belong to material factors. Only by combining these two factors can we characterize the development of productive forces.

Between the two, on the one hand, human factors depend on material factors and must follow the objective laws of material factors; On the other hand, workers are the main body of productive forces and play a leading role in their development. As material factors, labor tools and labor objects need to obey and serve human factors.

The experience in the history of the development of science and technology shows that production tools are conducive to the promotion of labor force, and the object of labor is the object and material used for transformation. No matter what kind of labor tools are made and used, what kind of labor objects are used, and how to use them is decided by the workers themselves.

Fundamentally speaking, the essence of the relationship between people and things lies in the dominant position of human factors relative to things, and the "human factors first" focuses on this. At the same time, it can be divided into connotation factors and extension factors.

Among them, knowledge forms such as skills, technology, theories and methods are its connotation factors; Physical forms such as labor, material resources and financial resources are its extension elements, and science and technology correspond to its connotation elements.

Generally speaking, tools such as machines and equipment are part of technology. In essence, machinery and equipment, as technology, mainly refers to the technical knowledge and principles materialized in it, and its quantity and appearance are all extension factors. Therefore, technology, as a productive force, is a combination of denotative factors and connotative factors.

With the rapid development of science and technology, the role of connotation elements has risen to an irreplaceable position and become the first productive force. Strictly speaking, it should be the "primary" factor.

In short, "human factor first" is demonstrated from the perspective of comparing human factors and material factors; And "science and technology are the primary productive forces" will be demonstrated from the perspective of comparing the first element of productive forces-science and technology-with extension elements. These two propositions have different perspectives.