Ethics Of Women During The May Fourth Movement

During the long feudal despotism patriarchal society, "hree cardinal guides and the five permanent members", " sexist " and so on a series of feudalism thought is the dominant social values, that women are not mainstream independent personality and dignity, just as the male appendages exists, no role whatsoever. Until the Ming and qing dynasty, with the capitalist economy the budding produce, it gradually with the equality of the voice, but then the voice miniscule, enough to shake the foundations of the feudal patriarchal ethical thoughts.The May 4th movement, in "rescuing" age theme, and advanced intellectuals recognized "ethical awareness of the importance of". They adhering to the "democracy" and "scientific" thought tenet, profound expose and criticize the feudalism and feudal patriarchal system of sleaze destructions women, and specifically with the marriage problems discussed women education issues, economic independence, participation in the problem, men and women, the social problems, and puts forward a lot of constructive female ethics thought. The May 4th movement of women ethical thoughts, in a certain extent changed by traditional Chinese female feudal patriarchal system destroying bitterness, improved their fate of social and family status for the realization of equality and laid a thought foundation of social progress. But the influence of feudal thought by ingrained, until today, the social position of women still cannot say complete equality than men, women still is the social vulnerable groups, discrimination against women social phenomenon is common.Reviewing this period about women's ethical thoughts change spirit connotation, helps us to correct understanding of current social exist on the ethical issues about women, and then establish scientific and reasonable women ethics value standard system. At the same time, it is also our today the protection of women's rights, realize equality, complete the socialist harmonious society in the topic of justice, is to promote female progress and human all-round social development request inevitably.Based on the history of professional ethical perspective, the May 4th movement women in clarify ethical thoughts the research present situation, the research on the basis of the significance and methods from the May 4th movement, peculiar times culture, background of the women in this period the system of ethics, combs out and sums up and then further analysis and demonstrates this thought has the historical value and limitations, and it solve the problem of women in our society and building the value system of ethics on women with realistic enlightenment. So this paper discussed by four parts. The first part is preface, mainly from the topic proposed background and significance, research status, thoughts and methods are introduced and analyzed, which explains the May 4th movement women ethical thoughts research expatiates the feasibility and necessity and realizable.The second part of the May 4th movement emphatically analyzes the formation of female ethics era culture background. Concretely analyzed the May 4th movement "rescuing" age theme, a new culture movement promote social thought and western invasion of the internal and external factors, such as of the May 4th movement ethics on women thinking of the effect and influence.The third part is the core part of this article May 4th movement, and expounds the main content of female ethics. The May 4th movement is based on the female ethics intelligentsia to the devastation of feudal patriarchal fetters women expose and criticize feudal based on three aspects, this section through on: Romantic freedom and equality; Equal education and self-dependent career choice; Public participation in social and positive. First, romantic freedom and equality between men and women, expounds the May 4th movement intellectuals arranged marriage, advocating marriage against free; against "patriarchal"to promote the equal status of men and women; against the feudal chastity, virginity new proposals put forward ideas. Secondly, equal education and self-dependent career choice, expounds the May 4th movement against "women intellectuals without is the virtue", feministic education; The Lord against "male, female," claims within into positive employment thoughts. Finally, the public social and active political participation, specifically addressed during the May Fourth intellectuals opposed to "men and women give and accept not pro-"to promote social open men and women; against "women do not interference in domestic affairs"and advocated the idea of women active in politics. The fourth part of the May 4th movement with the female ethics historical value and limitations are analyzed, and further discusses the ideas for the present social inspiration and reference. Although the May 4th movement women ethical thoughts exist inescapable historical limitations and some degree of extreme sex, but we cannot therefore denying it unprecedented achievement. It weakened of feudal patriarchal moral codes of bondage and poison, women and in some extent enhanced women in the family and social status. It for today, we solve social reality of women in the ethical issues, still have certain inspiration and reference. It to help guide us to construct modern scientific ethics on women value standard system, help promote women's modern liberation and all-round development, helping to push our socialistic harmonious society construction process.