儒家生命伦理观与道家生命伦理观之比较

在生命伦理观上,儒家与道家虽存在歧义但其精神实质相同。对于人类生命的地位及其价值,虽然儒家认为人贵于物,道家主张天人并生,但它们都有着贵生精神。对于不同生命之间的地位,虽然儒家仅主张德性平等,道家认为物无贵贱,但它们都具备平等精神。对于生命所持情感,虽然儒家主张兼爱万物,道家主张泛爱万众,但它们都充满仁爱精神。对于生命的存在状态,虽然儒家侧重于人际和谐,道家侧重于天人和谐,但它们都彰显了和谐精神。对于生命的终结问题,虽然儒家主张通过建功立业来超越死亡,道家主张通过与"道"合一来超越死亡,但它们都表现出超越精神。

The Comparison of Bioethics between Confucianism and Taoism

Although the bioethics of Confucianism is different from that of Taoism,their spiritual essence are the same.As for the status and the value of the human life,although Confucianism thinks that the value of the human life is more expensive than that of the non-human life and Taoism thinks that the value of the human life is as same as that of the non-human life,they all have the spirit of respecting life.As for the status of the different lives,although Confucianism only advocates the equality in personality of man and Taoism advocates the equality of every life in the world,they all have the spirit of equality.As for the emotion to life,although Confucianism advocates that we should love the non-human life on the basis of loving human life first and the latter is more than the former and Taoism advocates that we should love every life of the world without discrimination,they all have the spirit of benevolence.As for the state of life,although Confucianism pays more attention to the harmony of human relations and Taoism pays more attention to the harmony of human and nature,they all have the spirit of harmony.As for the death,although Confucianism advocates the idea to exceed death by making great contribution and Taoism to exceed death by combining with Tao,they both have the spirit of transcendence.