Duxiu Capitalist Ideology Research

In Chinese modern history, Chen Duxiu's thoughts about capitalism played a pioneering role. In his complex life, his recognition on capitalism experienced a process of denial-to-denial and did a relatively systematical research on the relationship between capitalism and socialism. Research on Chen Duxiu's thoughts about capitalism has great theoretic value and realistic significance. This article is divided into the following several aspects.The development path of Chen Duxiu's capitalism thoughts mainly reflects on its influence at that time. Before the establishment of Chinese Communist Party, Chen Duxiu's experience caused him to yearn for capitalism. The Opium War, the defeat of Sino-Japanese War inl894-1895 and the influence of western capitalism for Chen Duxiu when he was studying in Japan all caused him to yearn more for the thoughts of western capitalism: human rights from the god; freedom and equality and legal system. China's diplomatic defeat at Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and the malpractice of capitalism exposed in the First World War as well as the victory of the Dec. Revolution in Soviet Russia made Chen Duxiu an adorer of capitalism, gradually stepping into the opposite. He began to criticize every aspect of capitalism. Afterwards, the Great Revolution was defeated, and Chen was dismissed from CCP, but he never stopped pondering about capitalism. Because Russia had implemented Lenin's new economic policy at this time which promoted the Russian's economy; in addition, the going of Sino-Japanese War and the influence of people- essence principle to his influence, Chen Duxiu's recognition about capitalism stepped much more deeply from economic system to political system, all of which were very respectable.The content of Chen Duxiu's capitalism thoughts.This part contains three aspects, namely Chen Duxiu's economic thoughts of capitalism; his political thoughts of capitalism; his cultural thoughts of capitalism. Firstly, his economic thoughts contained: the development of capitalism can not be transcended; the definition of nature of Chinese society- initial period of capital country; the cultivation of Chinese nationality ambition and its relation between the development of capitalism; construction of socialist making use of capitalist; industrialization way of China and its relation between capitalism and socialism. Secondly, his political thoughts contained: analyzing the features of the class of Chinese capitalists; the capitalists' concept of nations; the capitalists' concept of human rights; relationship between capital democracy and proletariat democracy. Thirdly, his cultural thoughts contained: the national characteristics of western culture (namely the capital culture); the capitalists' concept of marriage and the concepts of ethics.Evaluation of Chen Duxiu's capitalism thoughts.This part includes three aspects: the features of Chen's capitalism thoughts; the positive effects of his capitalism thoughts; the insufficiency of his capitalism thoughts. Firstly, the features are tortuous; rightness and error weaving together; unceasing exploring and foresighted of the main thoughts. Secondly, the positive effects are: developing capitalism plays a part in the Chinese socialist revolution and construction; capital democracy can help socialist construction; the analysis of Chinese capital classes offers benefit material for the formation of Mao Zedong Thoughts. Thirdly, the insufficiency is: the wrong recognition of the nature of Chinese society; the insufficient recognition of democracy.he remaining discussion contains the reconsideration of the research on Chen's capitalism thoughts: the evaluating method of historical figures; his thoughts should be regarded dialectically.