The Historical Impact of Evolution of Mao Zedong's Ethical Thought in the Period of Democratic Revolution

摘要

In democratic revolution period Mao's ethical thought has experienced a historical evolution: world outlook evolved from 'Sages Genesis' to 'People are creating the motive power of history'; outlook on life evolved from 'Three Immortality' state to 'serve the people wholeheartedly'; values evolved from 'spiritual individualism' to 'collectivism'. These evolutions reconstruct the value system and discourse system of the Democratic Revolution, constantly changing and reshaping people's values, ethics, customs and culture, mobilizing and precipitating the workers and peasants to participate in the revolutionary struggle against imperialism and feudalism and making them become the main force of the Chinese revolution.