Zhou Zuoren Liberalism Thought (1917-1937)

Zhou zuoren is a special history of modern Chinese literature the existence of his life shows that a typical scholar in a particular era of sorrows and joys, ups and downs. Merits and demerits of his academics enough to continue to comment on later.This paper ren object of study, focusing on the critical analysis of his liberal ideas. Himself as a typical liberal intellectuals in the Anti-Japanese War broke out before there is. Therefore, I intercept from 1917 to 1937, nearly 20 years ren and his participation in the text for the people of the few pieces of representative social events, trying to pry ren liberalism.Zhou zuoren a sense liberalism is not on a country to send a copy of liberal thought in China. His liberal ideology distinctive personal characteristics, specifically, refers to the meaning of his liberal ideas are not fixed, in different historical periods, its emphasis on all the different, there are distinct stages characteristics. Although the rigid stick to his liberal stance, but the manner of its expression changes with the times are different.Thesis is divided into four parts to start on.Introduction to the topics of origins, meaning and purpose.The first part, ren Research. The first is academic thinking on the ren revaluation; contemporary ren research is basically to open in the 20th century sound of 80's one criticism, especially to define its identity thinkers, but also had gone through a long debate. Because the status of its certainly a foothold in this paper, so I through access to relevant information, order from 80 to 20 mid-century criticism on this issue to the recognition from the Analysis of the process, a representative meeting, text, to illustrate the idea of the Zhou have academic value of this position are well documented. Second, the sort of modern liberal thinking of the Chinese sources, it is spreading in China and the impact on Chinese society, and the specific meaning of the liberal intellectuals are; Finally, the analysis of the current academic thinking on the liberal ren Several studies point of view, this study proposed the angle.The second part, try their hand at the passion of the times (1917-1921). New Culture Movement is ren liberalism first phase of development. During this period, his liberalism as "human based" doctrine as the core of a large man, a man of the world and the economic heart of the humanist. His warmth, contemporary humanitarian ideology significance, embodied in his doctrine advocates the village, women, child survival status of lasting concern. In the literature, he advocated humanitarian literature, with a tone full of sincere feelings of ordinary people's life writing, providing them a new life values, in order to achieve "national enlightenment" purposes.The third part, hovering in the "Crossroads" (1922-1928). This is the development of liberal thought ren second stage, the New Culture Movement was passed, the Enlightenment ideals and broken, depressed anxious mood filled the ideological and cultural. During this period, ren also experienced the confusion of ideas. Harsh social reality deeply stimulated ren. Having experienced a spiritual choice, he has adjusted to the liberal thought, from the Utopian belief in the humanitarian adjusted to be more consistent with their temperament on the "individualism" regimes. Ren 20 years is the most prominent liberal intellectuals in the image of the period. He respected individual freedom, respect for human life, against the ideological tyranny, to treat social and political events that occurred at that time, either personally involved in the concern are to stay out of the attitude, all of a modern knowledge Zhang Xian's social conscience, In his professional, that is, the field of literature from the individualism he advocated "self-expression," the literature, and strongly advocated "Essay Writing".The fourth part, "Ku Yu Chai" and dwelling times (1928-1937). This is the development of liberal thought ren final stage. Changes in social situation, the concentration of sharp political conflict, so that the 54 scholars for the period of the old man has undergone tremendous changes in the text. Since then, his seclusion in the "Ku Yu Studio" in the spirit stick to his untimely freedom, with the eyes of the wise things sit on the sidelines of the turbulence, plunged headlong into the vast sea of knowledge, to explore the meaning of life. He literature is divided into "Mind" and "contained Road" categories, praised the former, against the latter. Ren "wills" concept and "Truth" concept of the contemporary and has its own special meaning and significance.