当死亡成为一种选择——现代科技发展下的伦理反思纲要

When Death Becomes a Choice: An Outline of Ethical Reflection under the Development of Modern Science and Technology

死亡一直是人类的必然命运,现代科技的发展让死亡可能成为一种选择。人类实现长生不老有三种不同途径:身体永活、身心俱在和心灵永驻。长生不老的可能性和现实性对个人和社会有着强烈的影响,比如不再有自然死亡,不再需要遗产法,等等。我们人类的处境可能正在发生本质性的变化。

Death has been the destiny of human race,but modern science and technology could make death a choice of us. Human race could get life of immortality in three ways: body,body-mind or mind alone. The possibility and reality of immortality have great influences on individuals and groups,for example,there would be no natural death and Heritage Act. Our circumstances of human race may have been changing in some fundamental way.