郭晋平在《兰州学刊》1985年第6期发表题为《关于马克思主义应用哲学的理论思考》的论文。他认为应用哲学要以理论哲学的最高方法论原则为出发点,对特定时空范围内具有相对普遍适用价值的规律进行综合和概括,并以科学理论和实践活动的具体方法论形式融铸于问题的解决过程之中。它可以是一个或数个知识领域的理论规范,也可作认识和解决重大实践问题的综合手段、决策依据。(着重号为原作者所加) In his article “Lanzhou Academic Journal,” No. 6, 1985, Guo Jinping published an essay titled “Theoretical Thinking on Marxist Applied Philosophy.” He believes that philosophy of application should take the principle of the highest methodology of theoretical philosophy as a starting point to synthesize and summarize the law with relatively universal value in a specific space-time range, and take the concrete method of scientific theory and practice into account in solving the problem Among them. It can be one or several theoretical norms in the field of knowledge, but also can be used as a comprehensive means of understanding and solving major practical problems, decision-making basis. (Emphasis added by the original author)