我们先根据西方的标准,然后再按照中国的标准,来集中讨论毛泽东的哲学地位问题。首先,西方通常的看法似乎是,毛本质上不能认为是哲学家,充其量只是一个二流的或三流的哲学家。或更确切地说,他只是一位革命家,人们因其政治上的卓越成就而在广泛地研究他的著作。这种观点的理由看来是,毛的著作(包括四篇哲学著作)不符合西方哲学的标准。不过,什么是西方哲学的标准呢?西方并没有关于“哲学”或“哲学家”的专门定义,从而也没有为 We will first focus on Mao Zedong’s philosophical status based on Western standards and then China’s standards. First of all, the usual Western view seems to be that Mao essentially can not be considered as a philosopher, at best, a second-rate or third-rate philosopher. Or rather, he is just a revolutionary man who studies his work extensively because of his political excellence. The reason for this view seems to be that Mao’s writings (including the four philosophical writings) do not meet the criteria of Western philosophy. However, what is the standard of Western philosophy? The West does not have a specific definition of “philosophy” or “philosopher”