Engels’ Views Of Marriage Family Ethics And Its Contemporary Revelation

As everyone knows, Family as the basic unit of social organism is the basis of society.The family is happy or not is regarded as an important factor in social stability and harmonious.Engels is the first one who comprehensive and in-depth discussion on the family.Engels’ s theory of marriage and family ethics in the contemporary has irreplaceable theory value and practice significance.This article refer to the existing literature,system carding and interpretation of the theory of Engels’ s marriage and family ethics, makes every effort to make marriage and family ethics thought of Engels have an objective understanding and the understanding, to further explore the contemporary values of the theory.Engels’ s theory of marriage and family ethics is based on previous research results.He uncritical acceptance of Bachofen and McLennan’s views and other anthropologists.Engels.he list and research the summary of <Ancient Society> of Marx,eventually formed their own marriage and family ethics theory.The article in clue of evolution of family forms to analysis Engels’ s theory of marriage and family ethics.Also link his analyse about monogamous marriage in capitalist society.We sum up Engels’ s theory of marriage and family ethics.He thinks that the most ideal of family ethics form is monogamy,The monogamy which Engels said is very different from the one in Capitalist society,There’s a crucial difference between them.Under this kind of marriage, love is the basis for men and women to marry and build families.At the same time,freedom,equality, share rights and obligations and so on is the important content of family ethics.Engels’ marriage and family ethics theory not only confirmed the historical materialism in the field of family history,Further perfect the marriage and family ethics theory of Marx,Promote the transformation of human marriage and family ethics.For the new marriage and family ethics of contemporary society had an important inspiration,and promote family’s harmony, make social developing better.