康德论感激的义务

Kant's View on the Duty of Gratitude

感激是人类一种原始的、基础性的德性,然而这种德性在一般所谓的现代伦理学中已被长久遗忘。不过,现代伦理学的代表康德却在其《道德形而上学》中专门探讨了这种德性,并且认为感激乃是"神圣的义务"。对感激问题的探讨有助于我们加深对康德伦理学之丰富性的理解。

While an original and fundamental virtue of humanity, gratitude has been long forgotten in the socalled ＂modem ethics＂. As a representative of modem ethics, however, Kant studied this virtue in his The Metaphysics of Morality, and regarded it as a sacred duty. A discussion on the issue of gratitude will increase our understanding of the richness of Kant＇ s ethics.