关于主动安乐死与被动安乐死的哲学思考

About Initiative and Passiveness Euthanasia

安乐死问题归根结底是一个哲学问题,它涉及到哲学对当代医学的反思与哲学对传统自然观、生命观的批判。对医学的哲学观点不同,对自然、生命的哲学理解不同,对不同死亡方式的态度就不会相同,即便都是安乐死,但对主动安乐死与被动安乐死的态度也不会相同。就当代人而言,死亡本身不可避免,但死亡方式应当是可以选择的。只要有利于捍卫人的快乐与尊严,有利于追求人生命的意义,不管选择怎样的死亡方式,其死亡都比泰山还重。

In the final analysis, the issue of euthanasia is a philosophic matter. It involves how to consider our contemporary medical science and the traditional view of nature or anima on philosophy. The different philosophy viewpoints about the medical science makes the different understanding of nature and human＇ s life. Then, it makes people have different attitude to the may death. Even if to euthanasia, many people still have the different attitudes to initiative or passiveness euthanasia. For contemporary people, the death can＇t be avoided after all, but the way of death can be chosen. No matter what one chooses to die, so long as it can protect human beings＇ enjoyments and dignities, can pursue the significances of human＇s life, the death is weightier than Mount Tai.