论人对待自然的情感态度

On the Emotional Attitudes People Should Have Towards Nature

人对自然应当抱以怎样的情感态度?目前流行的观点是“人应当敬畏自然”。然而,“敬畏自然说”在不同时代有着不同的版本,我们需要辨析和区分它们。古代版本的“敬畏自然说”把情感态度的重点错误地放在了“畏”上,隐含着万物有灵论等神学色彩,在对自然进行因果解释的时候遭遇困境,其实践效果也微乎其微。在现代,与科学立场相容的“敬畏自然说”既需要把“自然”理解为悬拟的形上概念,把敬畏之情的重点放在“敬”上,主张人在尊重自然科学的敬重之情中保有认知上的谦逊与实践上的适度;又需要把“自然”理解为人不可避免地会与之频繁打交道的具体事物的集合,提倡用热爱之情辅助敬畏之情,从而激发人对自然的探究和保护。

What kind of emotional attitude should people have towards nature?The mainstream view is that people should revere nature.But there are various versions of the theory of reverence for nature in different eras.This article analyzes different versions of the theory.Based on the investigation of thought history and the semantic analysis,it proposes and demonstrates a modern version of the theory that is compatible with the scientific standpoint,and then demonstrates that people should revere the metaphysical nature and love the physical nature.