The Research On Women Ethics In The Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty in Chinese history had developed preliminarily, It experienced commodity economy era of relative prosperity. Since it was established, war did not cease with surrounding countries, it has not powerful ambition compared with Tang Dynasty and Han Dynasty. From North-Song Dynasty to South-Song Dynasty, because of Song-Confucian' s development, rulers wanted to build the new social order, they strengthened social control and hoped to change "disordered world" to " ordered world". Women ethics of the Song Dynasty put forward to higher request for women. In the North-Song Dynasty, women ethics is broad in contrast to South-Dynasty. Physical, mental and behavioral women were controlled strongly; women can only more covered their body, imprisoned his own thoughts and moved in a smaller space. Its social character was to cater for the social order. At that time, many questions affected female ethic.For example, there were the social problems, daily life, social phenomenon and various social thoughts and so on. Song Dynasty neo-Confucianism mainly embodies Confucianism; it reflected the characteristic of the social structure. They advocated Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were same by the essence. It faced the whole society in various ideological trends, on the basis of Confucianism, it absorbed Buddhism and Taoism's the "internal request" thought, it made neo-Confucianism become official social thought.Women ethics of The Song Dynasty rooted in the background of socialization, imperial power of Song Dynasty is the mainly driving force of women ethical development. Cultural consciousness and ideas are dependent in traditional sociality, attached to the social and political development, it is royalty. Without ruler's support, encouragement and promoting the traditional social ethics, there would be not survival. Therefore, women's ethics also reflects the demand at that time. It is adaptable to development of the Song Dynasty. Women were more restricted the thought and behavior, that reflected the rulers strengthened the internal centralization, they wanted to change Chaotic atmosphere in society and make the world be one.