略论儒家伦理思想中的生态消极因素

Negative attitudes towards ecology in Confucianism

儒家文化中既包含积极的生态内容,也存在着诸如轻视科技、偏重伦理、脱离实践等消极因素。这些因素的存在是天人合一的美好理想难以在中国的生态实践中发挥积极作用的原因。近年来,人们热衷于挖掘儒家生态文化中的积极内容,而对其负面影响则轻描淡写,这是极为有害的。在当前中国生态环境不断恶化的情况下,生态伦理学的建构不仅要包括对优秀传统的继承,也应当在借鉴西方经验的基础上,对这些消极因素予以合理的批判,以促成科学的生态伦理观的产生。

Confucianism holds both positive and negative attitudes towards ecology. Some of its negative attitudes, such as despising science and technology, playing more stress on theory, breaking away from practice, all contribute to the fact that the ideal of 'being in one' could hardly play a positive role in ecological practice in China. In recent years, researchers and scholars have paid more attention to the positive side of Confucianism regarding the ecology culture, but less attention to its negative attitude. At present ecology environment is getting worse, it is not only necessary to set up new ecological ethics based on studies of positive views in traditional Chinese culture and western experiences, but also necessary to have a critical view of the negative attitudes in Chinese culture.