论道德与生活的关系及道德生活的本质特征

On the Relations between Morals and Life also Discussing Moral life's Essential Characteristics

就生活与道德的关系而言,可以说生活需要道德、包含了道德但并不等于道德,道德始终存在于人的整体生活之中,没有脱离生活的道德。道德生活的本质特征表现在,道德生活是一种属人的或人类所特有的社会生活,是建立在物质生活基础之上的并渗透在物质生活之中引导和规范物质生活的精神生活,是一种有意义和价值并能予以价值评价的生活,是一种主体自由意志自觉自为并能进行道德选择的生活,是一种通过道德意识表现为道德关系涵盖一切道德活动的社会生活。

from the relations between life and morals, social life needs morals and contents morals but not equals morals. The morals throughout exist person＇s whole life. There are no morals separating from the life. The moral life is one kind of unique social life of humanity. It is a kind of spiritual life which is established above material life foundation seeping into material life, guiding and conforming material life to the social standard.