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The Analysis Of Milton's Liberalism

Posted on:2006-06-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J J SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360155475174Subject:World History
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With the development of capitalistic economy ,the newly arisen bourgeoisie request to use theories weapon of liberalism to oppose with the decayed feudal system, by so doing, liberalism become one of the three modern big mainstreams ideological trends, many thinkers explicated their own request for the free rights from each aspect. 17th century England bourgeois revolution has begun the world modern history prologue, the liberalism which has recent meaning show its way. Milton's life has experienced the England bourgeois revolution throughout, in the intense revolutionary age, he used the incisive argument booklet severely to attack the feudalism, crossed after the revolutionary upsurge, he transferred to writes the long poem to eulogize revolution continually, and call the freedom. In his life, its foundation advanced liberalism theory has the value which not allows to be neglected. In Milton's work, from the talent human rights, the freedom of the press, the freedom of religious belief, the education freedom, the freedom of marriage and so on several aspects to elaborates the liberalism thought. Milton believes the freedom, the property, the life are people's natural right, which is inviolable, and thought the people are authorized to overthrow the tyrant who encroach upon the people freedom. He also attacks England to the books publication examination system, opposed this kind of procedure which strangles the truth, and request for the freedom of opinion and the press, creates the condition for the capitalism thought culture dissemination. After has striven for the right, Milton has further affirmed person's existence. In religious view, he proposed the rational belief; this is one Christianity humanism religion view in fact, requests the people to have the rationality, the free choice, and raises the moral excellence, directly exchanges and the communication by a friendly individual with God. Milton proposed his own reform plan which are different from the theological, secular feudal education, attempts to establish one kind of modern education system. At the same time, as a result of the Milton own marriage experience, he specially advocates the equality of the sexes, the freedom of marriage. After the failure of the revolution, Milton began to compose his famous trilogy, which reflected the free subject, expressed the poet as a tenacious liberalism soldier, under the mood which the restoration lost, still has the confidence to believe revolution will win victories. Milton was allowed to say is the modern times liberalism first person, because occupies in the special historical environment, its liberalism theory inadequate system, therefore does not have Locker such to be dazzling, but its foundation history significance still had the inspiration to many thinkers afterwards. At the same time, his theory also played as the thought weapon which has the instruction role to a series of revolutionary practice, its influence is profound, not allow to neglect.
Keywords/Search Tags:Milton, Liberalism, Natural rights, Social covenant
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