２０世纪６０年代邓小平支持农业生产责任制的实践及其“猫论”观点、７０年代中期旨在纠正“文化大革命”错误之“全面整顿”实践和理论，是邓小平探索适合中国国情社会主义发展道路的历史起点，是邓小平理论体系萌芽的根本性标志。蕴含于邓小平理论历史起点中的“猫论”，贯穿于邓小平理论整个发展过程和体系结构之中。“猫论”──生产力标准观的借代性指称──是邓小平理论的逻辑起点 Deng Xiaoping’s view on supporting the accountability of agricultural production in the 1960s and his theory of “cats theory” and the “comprehensive rectification” practice and theory aimed at correcting the errors of the “Cultural Revolution” in the mid-1970s are the measures that Deng Xiaoping explored in order to adapt to the socialist development of China’s national conditions The historical starting point is the fundamental symbol of the budding system of Deng Xiaoping Theory. The cat theory contained in the historical starting point of Deng Xiaoping Theory runs through the entire development process and system structure of Deng Xiaoping Theory. “Cat Theory” - The Subjective Allegation of Standard Productivity Standards Is the Logical Starting Point of Deng Xiaoping Theory