健康观念转变及其当代意义

The Change of Health Concept and Its Contemporary Significance

人类健康观念转变经历了从"生理"到"心理"再到"精神"的逻辑进程,也是人对自身认识经历的从部分到整体扩展和从"形而下"到"形而上"深化的辩证过程。这一辩证的逻辑过程揭示了人作为一种精神性存在的本质属性,实现了对传统健康观念的突破,同时凸显了当下时代的鲜明特征。作为反映当代人健康观念的"精神健康观"表明,健康作为人类追求的共同目标,既是个体性的也是社会性的,既是物质性的更是精神性的。立足于精神(生活、追求)"优于"物质(生活、索取)的价值立场,明晰精神和物质之于人的生存、发展的作用和意义,以高尚且执着的理想、信念规范和统领人的物质生活,实现高尚的精神诉求与合宜的物质需要和谐统一。

The concept of human health has undergone physical, psychological and mental phases in turn, which shows a progress of man＇s self-cognition from the part to the whole and from physical to metaphysical. This dialectical process reveals the essential attribute of human beings as the spiritual being, marking a breakthrough in traditional concept of health and distinctive traits of the present. As a reflection of the health concept at present, the concept of mental health indicates that health is a mutual pursuit of human beings for both individuals and society, physically and spiritually. Based on the standpoint of the superiority of the spirit （life ＆ pursuit）to the material （life ＆ demand）, this study clarifies the role and significance of the spirit and the material to human existence and its development. It also holds that material life should be dom- inated by the noble and persistent ideals and faiths, which could guarantee the ultimate harmony between noble spirit and desirable physical needs.