中国传统社会救助伦理思想的基本内涵及现代启示

中国传统的社会救助有悠久历史，整体上是一种“伦理救助”模式。儒家以性善论为主流的人性思想和以忧患意识为核心的道德心理，构成了传统社会救助的伦理道德基础。儒家以“仁”、“德”为核心的人道主义思想，“以民为本”的政治伦理思想，“均平”的差等分配伦理思想，构成传统社会救助伦理思想的主要内容。道家“无为”的政治伦理和“贵生”的生命伦理思想，以及佛教的慈悲精神，构成传统社会救助伦理思想的重要补充。传统社会救助伦理思想是构建我国现代社会救助制度．推动和谐社会建设的宝贵思想资源。

The Main Meaning and Modern Enlightenment to the Ethical Thoughts of Traditional Assistance of China

Traditional social assistance which has a long history is a style of ＂ethical assistance＂ as a whole and takes on a clear moral character. The Human Nature thoughts of doctrine of good human nature and the moral psychology of the awareness of unexpected development make up the moral basis of traditional social assistance. The humanism thoughts of ＂benevolence＂ and ＂ morality＂, the political ethics of ＂people -oriented thoughts＂, and the subaltern distributive ethics of ＂average＂ make up the main contents of the ethical thoughts of traditional social assistance. There are important supplements for the political ethics of ＂Inaction＂ and the bioethics ＂value of life＂ of Taoism, and the mercy of religious ethics.