“道德示范”:道德治理的古今通理

“Moral Demonstration”:The Ancient and Modern Principles of Moral Governance

道德示范是古今道德治理的重要方式,人的天然模仿倾向让道德示范得以发挥作用,道德示范相比其他手段在道德治理中更具有不可替代的优越性,因此传统社会与现代社会都采取道德示范的方式进行道德教化。传统社会与现代社会在道德示范作用机制上有所不同,主要体现在主体、合法性、有效性三个方面,基于传统经验和现实困境,目前可从道德示范主体、道德示范价值、道德示范氛围三个方面找到现实解决路径。

Moral demonstration is an important way of moral governance in ancient and modern times.The natural tendency of human imitation allows moral demonstration to play a role.Compared with other means,moral demonstra-tion has irreplaceable advantages in moral governance.Therefore,both traditional and modern societies adopt the method of moral demonstration for moral education.Traditional society and modern society have different mechanisms for moral demonstration,mainly reflected in three aspects:subject,legitimacy,and effectiveness.Based on traditional experience and practical difficulties,practical solutions can be found from three aspects:moral demonstration subject,moral demonstra-tion value,and moral demonstration atmosphere.