老年幸福何以可能——西塞罗伦理思想启示

Why Happiness in Old Age is Possible

老年幸福成为当下老龄化社会中人们不懈追求的目标。古罗马哲学家西塞罗倡导积极面对老年的到来,从直面肉体衰退、重建自我实现、摆脱感官限制和勇于直面死亡四个方面具体分析,让人们看到老年幸福实现的可能情形,也为深刻认识衰老提供了古典哲学视角。贯穿西塞罗老年伦理思想的核心原则是美德的培养与修炼,指导生活的伦理准则是遵循节制德性。老年人可以通过美德修炼和节制生活的方式获取真正的幸福。

The happiness of old age has become the unremitting goal of people in the aging society.The ancient Roman philosopher Cicero advocated a positive approach to old age.From the four aspects of facing physical decline,rebuilding self-realization,getting rid of sensory limitations and bravely facing death,he makes people see the possible situation of realizing happiness in old age,and also provides a classical philosophical perspective for deep understanding of aging.The core principle that runs through Cicero's ethics of old age is the cultivation and cultivation of virtue,and the ethical standard that guides life is to follow the temperance virtue.The elderly can achieve true happiness through virtue practice and self-control.