人的尊严与教育的尊严

On the Human Dignity and the Dignity of Education

人有尊严的需要,尊严有普遍性尊严和获得性尊严的区分。为每个人所享有的普遍性尊严其实也是一种获得性尊严,是人类从古至今奋斗所获得的成就。获得性尊严是自尊与尊重的合奏,以自尊为前提,在尊重中得以实现。作为一种自觉的文化活动,教育也有尊严的需要。教育的尊严是获得性的,既取决于教育对自身内在价值的坚守,也依赖于国家与其他社会系统对教育的尊重。教育是人实现尊严的一种方式,但并不是所有的教育存在样态都有益于人实现尊严,只有尊严的教育才能最大限度地帮助教育主体获得尊严。

The need of dignity is essential for human being. Generally speaking, there are two types, such as universal dignity and acquired dignity. Actually the universal dignity enjoyed by everyone is an acquired dignity for the human dignity, which is the achievement that the whole human race has always struggled for from the day of the birth of mankind. And the acquired dignity, comprised of self-esteem and the activity of respects, can be realized so long as self-esteem as bedrock and the practice of respects as means. As a self-conscious cultural activity, education also long for the dignity. And the way that education deserves its dignity lies in the persistence that education holds firmly its own essence and substantive values, and meanwhile to gain the recognition from the states and the other social systems. Education is a way which can spur and enlighten the individuals to gain the dignity, but in the real world not all the educations contribute to the realization, except the venerable education.