生命敬畏感的应有之义及其培育路径

The Proper Meaning of Life Awe and Its Cultivation Path

对生命的敬畏感是作为万物灵长的人所独具的特性,是人这一生命生存与发展的本源要求、行动与实践的伦理依据。教育作为基于生命、为了生命、发展生命的事业,关涉人的生命敬畏感理应成为教育内在的价值逻辑。然而,现实中功利思潮的涌动使得对生命的敬畏感在人的精神贫困中走向消解;利己主义的张扬弱化了人的生命敬畏感;美善德性的遗失消弭了人的生命敬畏感。面对人对生命的敬畏感弱化的现状,教育应当对其予以关注与培育,注重对人的精神世界的充盈,引领人在精神丰富中感知生命可敬;关注人“类生命”的发展,指引人在“类存在”状态中体认生命可贵;涵养人的美善道德,促使人在内心恪守敬畏生命的准则。

The awe of life is the unique characteristic of man as a primate of all things and the ethical basis of action and practice as well as the original requirement for the existence and development of human life.As a cause based on life,for life and developing life,the sense of awe concerning human life should be the intrinsic value logic of education.However,the rise of utilitarianism makes the awe of life disappear in the spiritual poverty,the publicity of egoism weakens the awe of life,and the loss of virtue diminishes the awe of life.Facing the situation that the awe of human life is losing day by day,education should pay attention to and cultivate the development of the awe of human life.Focus on the fullness of human spiritual world and guide people to feel the awe of life in the spiritual richness;Focus on the the development of"human life"and guide people to realize the value of life in the state of"human existence";Cultivate people′s virtues and morals,and urge people to abide by the rule of reverence for life in their hearts.