The State and the Individual in Times of Transition

--A Re-Examination of Chen Duxiu's Patriotic Thought before and after May 4th

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10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_31How to use a DOI?

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Chen Duxiu; patriotism; self-awareness; rationality

Abstract

As an important ideological figure in the transformation era of the May Fourth New Culture Movement, Chen Duxiu had a new thinking about the relationship between the state and the individual based on the modern concept of “state” before and after this period, and based on which he explained the inner connection between “patriotic heart” and “conscious heart”, as well as the ideological connotation of rational patriotism after the combination of the two. Based on this, he explained the intrinsic connection between a “patriotic heart” and “self-awareness”, as well as the ideological connotation of rational patriotism after the combination of the two. The patriotism advocated by Chen Duxiu not only focuses on the cultivation of personal autonomy and independent personality, but also emphasizes the need for the state to safeguard the rights and well-being of the people, and at the same time regards the “new youth” as the hope for the salvation of the country. Against the background of the ever-changing realities of politics and the world, the patriotism in Chen Duxiu's mind not only provided a constant ideological impetus for the “Enlightenment” before and after the May Fourth Movement but also provided historical resources for the education of the socialist core values at present.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yating Xiao
AU  - Ruiming Ke
AU  - Yanying Li
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/18
TI  - The State and the Individual in Times of Transition
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 258
EP  - 266
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_31
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