Abstract:

The deepening evolution of the fourth technological revolution centered on artificial intelligence has not only triggered technology’s erosion of traditional philosophical foundations， but also called for the reconstruction of a new philosophical paradigm which is compatible with its advancement. Technological erosion compels us to revive the spirit of fundamental inquiry （wèndào）， while philosophical reconstruction signifies that technological innovation cannot traverse the wilderness of philosophical absence alone. The mutual grounding and symbiotic evolution of technology and philosophy not only consolidate an empirical foundation for philosophy’s practical turn， but also infuse technological innovation with a humanistic dimension， and install an “ethical system” for the new civilizational epoch. Only through this integration can the humanity shed the methodological shackles and thinking inertia of bipolar opposition and reinvent the equation defining “what it means to be human”.

Key words: intelligent civilization, emerging science and technology, artifical intelligence, asking spirit, symbiotic development