The Preliminary Approach To Mrax And Engles’ Thoughts On Women Liberation

To overthrow the oppression and domination of capitalism and to achieve the liberation of the proletariat and all mankind are the great value pursuit of Marx and Engels, as well as the lofty interest of Marx and Engels and their successors. Concentrating on the proletariat in the capitalism regime, including the working women realistic destinies and survival environment is the what Marx and Engels emphasised consistently. Establishing in the founders’text of Marxism, combining with the context of the present age and systematically listing and reviewing Marx and Engels thoughts on women liberation have significant theoretical meanings and practical values to develop and chinalization Marxism and promote social status and life quality of contemporary women. The thesis is divided into three parts, and the primary coverage is as follows.The first chapter embarks from the social reality and the theory background, and analyses deeply the background and theoretical origin of the women liberation thought of Marx and Engels. The physical and mental of the working women were destroyed by the capitalism regime under the capitalism logic. In such a social context, women liberation thought and movement began to rise. This is the realistic basis of the formation of Marx and Engels’thoughts on women liberation. The concept of human rights of bourgeois Enlightenment scholars in 17-18 centuries and the notion of women liberation of English and French Utopian socialists as well as the bourgeois democrats in 19 centuries are the theoretical origin of the formation of the Marx and Engels’thoughts on women liberation. Marx and Engels’thoughts on women liberation came into being under a such background.The second chapter depicts in detail the main content of Marx and Engels’thoughts on women liberation from three levels. The text of Marx and Engels is rich in the thoughts of women liberation. They profoundly criticised the alienation of labor and human in the capitalist society and revealed that the reason of women low social status is alienation. Through their historical materialism, we could clearly outline the multi-level historical causes of women oppression:the lack of female consciousness; "two kinds of productions" discrepancy in real life; patriarchy and private property interleaving variation. In addition, Marx and Engels fully affirmed the value of women in society. Women are not only an important force in the revolution and construction, but also the contribution of human production. Therefore, women liberation is a vital part of Marx and Engels’ comprehensive of human liberation and free and all-round development.The third chapter setting off from the master of Marxism women liberation theory-August Bebel and Marxism feminism, further refines the Marx and Engels’ thoughts on women liberation in the eyes of western scholars’ theories, and provided new interpretation and re-explanation. Bebel innovated and developed the Marx and Engels’ thoughts on women liberation. He believes that "The slave and oppression of all society are caused by the oppressed economic slave, women have been in the economic status. " and emphasises "The future belongs to socialism, the first of which belongs to workers and women. " Marx and Engels’ thoughts on women liberation had a profound influence on the Western feminist genres, especially for the Marx’s feminism. Marxist feminism is the product of certain historical conditions. They stressed the function of the family in the capitalist society; confirmed the direct relationship between women and the mode of production and the relationship between women and the bourgeoisie. The re-interpretation of Marxism feminism on Marx and Engels’ thoughts on women liberation, to a certain extent, developed Marx and Engels’ thoughts on women liberation, but there are also some defects and shortcomings:too much emphasis on gender inequality and the theory itself has the contradiction.Thus, Marx and Engels’thoughts on women liberation is a theory, which based on the practice, application and continuous innovation and development. It provides a solid theoretical foundation and scientific guidance method for our country vigorously development of socialist women’s Liberation.