论爱的理论与实践——弗洛姆《爱的艺术》述评

On the Theory of Loving and Its Practice--a review of Fromm′s The Art of Loving

爱的理论和实践是弗洛姆人道主义伦理学的核心内容。爱是对人类生存问题的回答 ,是具有创造倾向和成熟人格的人的一种能力 ;爱的本质是“给予” ;爱包括博爱、母爱、性爱、自爱、神爱等形式 ,但所有爱的形式都包含关心、责任心、尊重和了解等基本要素。掌握爱的艺术 ,既需掌握理论 ,又要亲身实践 ,并终身为之努力。研读《爱的艺术》 ,对促进我国的道德建设、引导国人树立正确的爱情观大有裨益。

Love, the core of Fromm′s humanistic ethics in both theory and practice, is taken not only as the answer to the question of existence but also as the typical ability of those with a creative tendency and a matured personality. Loving, which essentially means "giving", includes brotherly brother, maternal love, sexual love, self-love and spiritual love. Such forms of love all consist of care, responsibility, respect and understanding. It requires both theory and life-long practice to master the art of loving...