A Study Of Engels’ Thoughts On Marriage And Family

Engels’ thought of marriage and family is an important part of Marxist theory of marriage and family,and it is a systematic thought formed by Engels on the basis of criticizing and absorbing the theoretical achievements of predecessors.Starting from marriage and family,Engels focused on criticizing the capitalist mode of production,criticizing the capitalist private ownership,exposing the inevitable demise of the capitalist system,and thinking about marriage and family in the future society.Therefore,studying Engels’ marriage and family thoughts is conducive to our comprehensive understanding and profound grasp of Marxist critical position of capitalism.In addition,the study of Engels’ thoughts on marriage and family can help people set up correct views on love,marriage and family.For the above reasons,it is particularly necessary to study,investigate and study Engels’ thoughts on marriage and family.Firstly,this paper studies Engels’ thoughts on marriage and family by referring to a large number of documents,using literature analysis method,theory combining practice method and interdisciplinary research method.Firstly,the article examines the social background and theoretical basis of Engels’ marriage and family thought.In order to criticize the absurd and decadent status quo of marriage and family of the bourgeoisie,to explore and find more solutions to the changes and problems of working class marriage and family,and to refute the eternal significance of bourgeois marriage and family,Engels absorbed the research achievements of Kant,Hegel,Morgan and Marx,and creatively formed his own thoughts on marriage and family.Secondly,taking Origin as the main research text and referring to other works of Marx and Engels,and taking the history of class and private ownership as the axis,this paper deeply studies consanguineous family,PUNALUAN family and dual family before the emergence of private ownership,and monogamy family after the emergence of private ownership.After the extinction of private ownership,Engels foresaw the ultimate demise of the monogamous family and marriage family in the real sense.Among them,it focuses on the monogamous family under the rule of private ownership.The discussion on the historical development of the four forms of marriage and family in human society,the scientific anticipation and prospect of marriage and family in the future society,and the strong criticism on private ownership,especially capitalist private ownership,all express Engels’ ideal pursuit of eliminating private ownership and realizing the liberation of mankind.Thirdly,Engels’ thoughts on marriage and family have distinct characteristics and profound theoretical purview.Engels scientifically reveals the origin,intrinsic nature,development trend and the source of development of marriage and family,ruthlessly criticizes the alienation and distortion of marriage and family based on private ownership,and points out the revolutionary means and goals to eliminate private ownership and realize the freedom and liberation of mankind.At the same time,Engels’ marriage and family thought revealed the history of bourgeois marriage,abandoned the private ownership as the root of marriage and family relations,promoted the awakening and liberation of women’s consciousness of freedom and equality,and embodied his distinctive proletarian stance.Finally,Engels’ thoughts on marriage and family,as a valuable ideological wealth formed by collecting the essence of predecessors,not only filled the blank of historical materialism in human prehistoric society,enriched and developed the critical theory of capitalism,and improved the Marxist thoughts on marriage and family.It also provides important guidance for us to reflect on the current situation of marriage and family,construct a harmonious and happy family,and construct a social pattern of gender equality.