Duxiu Chen’s Thoughts On Moral Education

As the forerunner of modern Chinese revolution,Duxiu Chen is the leader of the May 4th movement,one of the early founders of the Communist Party of China,the propagandist and practitioner of Marxism.He is not only a famous revolutionist and politician in the modern history of China,but also an outstanding moral education worker in modern China.His unique thought of moral education not only leads generations of Chinese people to forge ahead bravely in the historical flood of saving the nation from extinction and rejuvenating the nation,but also encourages new people of the era to ride the waves in the contemporary practice of pursuing the Chinese dream and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.The formation of Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought originates from the special background of the times and rich theoretical basis.On the one hand,the political,economic,cultural and educational changes in modern society gave birth to Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought;on the other hand,traditional Confucianism,modern Chinese moral education thought,modern western bourgeois moral education thought and Marxism thought influenced Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought.These two aspects depend on Duxiu Chen’s thought of moral education,which affects the generation and development of Duxiu Chen’s thought of moral education.Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought has a complete ideological system.It includes the philosophical basis of moral evolution theory,human nature theory and group self-concept;the moral education goal of cultivating the youth with independent personality and realizing the moral consciousness;the moral education content of three aspects of outlook on life education,patriotism education and moral education;the moral education method of focusing on three aspects of rebirth,practice and return to society,which together constitute the four aspects Duxiu Chen’s thought system of moral education.Duxiu Chen’s thought of moral education is of great significance to people’s enlightenment,reflecting the efforts to rediscover people’s spirit and balanceindividual and society.Although Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought has certain limitations,its rich contents are still of great value and can provide valuable experience for the moral education in the new era.We need to absorb the essence of Duxiu Chen’s moral education thought and guide the contemporary moral education.