老人长期关怀中的“尊严”——例谈生命伦理学在中国的发展问题

Dignity in Long-Term Care for Aged Persons: Views on the Development of Bioethics in China

为解决自律原则在诠释人类生命尊严方面的理论不足,从其他文化体系,尤其中国儒家思想中寻找佐证是必要的。然而,这需要首先对儒家思想有一个全面、正确的认识,尤其应避免夸大其理论优点而忽视其理论缺陷。生命伦理学的发展是要解决中国现实中的伦理问题,而不仅仅是为之提供一套中国化的理论诠释模式。用"生命伦理"这一西方舶来品解决中国现实社会问题最为关键的是要理清两个问题,一是"中西问题",一是"古今问题"。

In order to make up the defect of interpreting ＂ dignity＂ in terms of autonomy principle, learning from other cultural systems especially Confucian thought is necessary. However, this requires firstly a comprehen- sive, correct understanding of Confucianism, in particular, should avoid exaggerating its theoretical advantages at the expense of its theoretical defects. The most important point is that development of bioethics in China should focus on solving ethical issues in China, rather than just providing a theoretical interpretation model in Chinese discourse system. When using ＂life ethics＂, the western imported product, to solve the problems in China, two points should be made clear, one is ＂China and West＂, and another is ＂Ancient and Modern ＂.