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At the congress to establish the Vietnam Philosophical Association, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong said that Vietnam needed great philosophers.
The head of the Central Propaganda Department said that in Vietnam, in addition to the Marx-Lenin philosophy, other philosophies have been less studied, even less well known, in the national system of education, teaching and research. philosophy is not high quality.
What did Mr. Vo Van Thuong say?
Thuong said that almost a century ago, since the Marx-Lenin philosophy was propagated in Vietnam by President Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party of Vietnam, “its scientific, revolutionary and humanistic character.” Vietnamese social theorists and activists have been rapidly acquired, applied and creatively developed. “
However, according to him, there is still no known or expert Vietnamese philosopher, the connection between philosophy with politics and reality still has many problems to solve.
“Vietnam does not have a philosophy comparable to that of the superficial Greco-Roman philosophy, with a deep Indian philosophy, with the deep Chinese philosophy, or with the rational philosophy of Western Europe, but with the Vietnamese side In addition to physical culture, which hides innumerable philosophies of action, there is also an indivisible culture – history – philosophy, a delicate combination of cultural types and national beliefs … “Mr. Thuong said.
As a philosopher, Mr. Vo Van Thuong said that the Philosophy Association should promote research on world philosophy, investigate Vietnamese philosophy, research and develop Marx-Lenin philosophy, Ho Chi Minh’s philosophical thought aims to provide a philosophical basis for party and state policies.
What did the audience say?
On his personal Facebook, Professor Nguyen Van Tuan from Australia commented:
“Vo Van Thuong’s wish is probably justified, but he fears it will be difficult to come true. Perhaps Mr. Thuong forgot the philosopher Tran Duc Thao and his hard life. The philosophical profession in Vietnam is a bit dangerous.”
Professor Tuan recalled the incident in the memoir of the writer Tran Dinh “Lamp Cu” about the meeting between the secretary Le Duan and the philosopher Tran Duc Thao. Consequently, after Mr. Le Duan spoke about the “Outline of the Human Question” that he had just finished composing, Mr. Tran Duc Thao replied, “I don’t understand anything.”
Mr. Tuan added: “Poor philosopher! If the listener is Mr. Vo Van Thuong, it must not be so bad.”
Regarding Mr. Vo Van Thuong’s wish, writer Nguyen Vien wrote on his personal Facebook:
“I think right away, one: Mr. Thuong just acknowledges that Vietnam’s current philosophers have declared themselves number one in Asia or something like that, and then there is, hopelessly.”
Two: I don’t understand how Mr. Thuong understood philosophy and philosopher, apart from the system of maxism. Mr. Thuong is willing not to imprison or let freethinkers express and spread their ideas when they are not going in the direction of propaganda, “said the writer.
In Vietnam, trade unions are often seen as the long arm, eyes and ears of the Communist Party, serving the party’s interests. Associations such as the Association of Journalists and the Association of Writers use the state budget for their activities. The advent of the Philosophical Society, therefore, according to many, added another burden to the budget.
