理性是人类特有的一种价值表征与评价尺度,同时也是思维能力和价值尺度的统一,应用于一定的社会客体,则转化为一种理性判断与思考的方法。中国特色社会主义文化发展中必不可少的重要元素便是理性,文化自觉需要理性的内核支撑,文化自信需要理性地对待自身与面向世界,文化自强需要理性的价值体系引导。 Rationality is a kind of value characterization and evaluation scale peculiar to human beings. At the same time, it is also the unity of thinking ability and value yardstick. Applied to certain social objects, it turns into a method of rational judgment and thinking. The essential element in the development of the socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is the rational and cultural conscious need of rational kernel support. Cultural self-confidence needs to rationally treat itself and the value system that requires facing the world and cultural self-reliance.