自“五四”以来,对朱子的理学有过各种争论,而对他的贞节观,无论是学者还是统治者还是百姓都是比较一致地反对的。朱熹的妇女观历来是批判的对象,尤其是他所倡导的制止寡妇改嫁的观点特别受到抨击,而“饿死事小,失节事大”的说法显得特别不人道。朱熹的观点体现在他在给陈师中的信中,他劝陈妹守节,说:“昔伊川先生尝论此事,以为饿死事小,失节事大,自世俗观之,诚为迂阔,然自知经识理之君子观之,当有以知其不 Since the May Fourth Movement, there have been various controversies over Zhu’s Neo-Confucianism, and his view of chastity has been relatively unanimously opposed to both scholars and rulers. Zhu Xi’s concept of women has always been the subject of criticism, especially his advocacy of ending the fight against widow remarriage was particularly criticized, and ”starving to death, the big thing “ is particularly inhuman. Zhu Xi’s point of view is reflected in his letter to Chen Shizhong, who urged Chen to observe the festival and said: ”Mr. Xi Yichuan has tried this matter to think that there is a small risk of starvation and death, a big mismanagement, a secular outlook, However, self-knowledge by gentleman view of the concept, when you know it is not