思维作为标志人能动地反映和认识客观对象的本质和规律的哲学范畴不能凝固不变,而是应当随着人类实践和认识的发展不断发展,其内涵也应随之不断深化和拓广。否则,就不可能对思维所包含的日益丰富的内容作出全面而深刻的说明,也难以满足实践发展的需要。以往,人们把思维往往仅仅理解为“理性认识”、“抽象概念”。对思维作以类似这样的解释或说明几乎充斥于各种辞书和哲学教科书中(尽管有些辞书把形象思维也看作是一种思维形式,但都一带而过,而是把抽象的逻辑思维看作是思维的基本内涵)。这种对思维的回答表明,思维内涵的主导方面无非就是逻辑思维或抽象思维。那么,按着这种对思维的传统理解深究一步就会发现,思维之所以是理性的、抽象的,这是由思维本身所具有的如下两个特点决定的:第一,思维是借助于抽象化的客体映象——概念、判断、推理等思维形式来对客体进行反映;第二,思维的过程是严格遵循逻辑进程推进的。由此把思维作为理性的、逻辑的、抽象的理解已经是一种普遍的认识。从认识史的角度看,这也是一种必然的理解。 The philosophical category in which thinking, as a signpost, can reflect and recognize the essence and law of an objective object in a dynamic manner can not be fixed, but should continue to deepen and broaden as its human practice and understanding develop continuously. Otherwise, it is impossible to make a comprehensive and profound explanation of the ever-richer content of thinking and to meet the needs of practical development. In the past, people often think of thinking is often understood as “rational understanding”, “abstract concept.” Similar explanations or explanations of thinking are found in almost all kinds of dictionaries and philosophical texts (although some lectures consider imagery as a form of thinking, As the basic content of thinking). This kind of answer to thinking shows that the dominant aspect of thinking is nothing more than logical thinking or abstract thinking. Then, taking this kind of traditional understanding of thinking one step further, one can find that the reason why thinking is rational and abstract is determined by the following two characteristics of thinking itself: First, thinking is based on the abstract The reflection of the object through the reflection of objects, such as concepts, judgments and reasoning. Second, the process of thinking is strictly adhering to the logic process. It is a universal understanding that thinking is rational, logical, and abstract. From the perspective of the history of knowledge, this is also a necessary understanding.