毛泽东“主义譬如一面旗子”的思想观点,既具理论价值又有实践意义,它的形成不是偶然的。五四运动前,其逻辑起点已经产生;此后,随着社会历史条件的变化和革命实践的发展,这一思想观点不断丰富,最后在湖南自治运动失败后正式形成。其所含有的哲学意义和选择何种“主义”的问题,是值得深入思考的。首先,这一思想观点的逻辑起点即哲学、伦理学“如大纛”的判断,本身就是一个哲学问题。它是毛泽东在以“改造国民性”为宗旨的早期新文化运动推动之下,在探讨“本源”、“宇宙之真理”的过程中提出来的。其次,由于这一思想观点本身就内涵着“主义”的极端重要性,因此选取何种“主义”就显得既紧迫又艰巨,既因为救亡图存的现实要求,又因为分辨一种“主义”是不是真理极为困难。 The ideological viewpoint of Mao Zedong’s “egalism” is not only of theoretical value but also of practical significance. Its formation is not accidental. Before the May 4th Movement, its logic starting point had already been produced. Since then, with the change of social and historical conditions and the development of revolutionary practice, this thought has been continuously enriched and finally officially formed after the failure of the Hunan Autonomous Movement. The philosophical significance it contains and the question of what kind of “doctrine” to choose are worth pondering deeply. First of all, the logical starting point of this ideological point of view is that the judgment of philosophy and ethics such as “big malaria” is itself a philosophical issue. It was proposed by Mao Tse-tung under the motto of “Early Modern Culture Movement” aimed at “reforming the national character” and exploring “the origin” and “the truth of the universe.” Second, since this ideological point of view itself implies the extreme importance of “doctrine,” it is urgent and arduous to choose which “doctrine” to take because of the realistic demand of saving the nation and of the “doctrine” Truth is extremely difficult.