Culture always profoundly affects tangible existence with an invisible force. It nourishes human beings, protects society and promotes economic development, and its significance and role are eternal.
We must firmly establish the responsibility of cultural construction, cultural development and cultural progress. Cultural consciousness is not only the conscious awakening of inner consciousness, but also the responsibility of practical action.
Because culture is constantly developing and progressing in the long-term continuous construction, whether it is the culture of the whole human being or the culture of a country or a nation, there is a process of accumulation and long-term accumulation.
Therefore, our responsibility for culture naturally includes participating in cultural construction, promoting cultural development and guiding cultural progress. Cultural self-confidence is our full affirmation of our own cultural value and firm confidence in our own cultural development.
Self-reflection on Western Culture
From a global perspective, the Enlightenment in Western Europe18th century brought European society decisively into the modern era. The central idea of the Enlightenment is rationality, which is used to vindicate people's beliefs and regulate the public (or even private) sphere of society, that is, rationality is the basis of building a "good" society.
Weber pointed out that the enlightenment of modern society is not the victory of rationality, but the victory of what he called "instrumental rationality". The characteristics of instrumental rationality did not lead to the realization of universal freedom, but what he called "iron cage" appeared. Weber's rational reflection on enlightenment led the Frankfurt School and postmodernism to criticize enlightenment and modernity comprehensively in the 20th century.