什么是文明?恩格斯有一个十分简明的说法:“文明是实践的事情,是一种社会品质。”说法虽很简明,却深刻地揭示了文明的本质和特征。因为它不仅突出了文明的实践属性,而且还突出了文明的社会属性,从而使我们对于文明的理解真正地建立在唯物主义历史观的基础上,为科学地界定文明的定义提供了基本的方法论指导。 What is civilization? Engels has a very concise statement: “Civilization is a matter of practice, is a social quality.” Although the statement is concise, but profoundly reveals the nature and characteristics of civilization. Because it not only highlights the practical attributes of civilization, but also highlights the social attributes of civilization, so that our understanding of civilization is truly based on the materialist conception of history and provides a basic methodology for scientifically defining the definition of civilization guide.