近现代西方与古代中国动物伦理比较及启示  

A Comparison of Animal Ethics between Modern West and Ancient China

作　　者：姜南[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国社会科学院世界历史研究所

出　　处：《天津师范大学学报（社会科学版）》2016年第3期6-12,共7页Journal of Tianjin Normal University(Social Science)

摘　　要：近代以来,西方动物伦理主要的理论前提一是动物的"天赋权利",二是动物感知苦乐的能力;中国古代儒家动物伦理的理论前提是"天地生生之德"。在西方历史上,人类中心主义长期主导人类对待动物的态度,直到近代才出现动物伦理;而中国的动物伦理至迟已经出现两千年,并且一直绵延至今。西方动物伦理一旦出现,就高度法律化、制度化、组织化,从而实践化、普及化;而古代中国则长期在实践与普及方面缺乏重要进展。在动物伦理的建设、发展方面,中国人既要有高度的文化自信,又要虚心向西方学习。西方与中国动物伦理都是以人类同情心为前提、基础,这是实现双方在动物伦理建设、发展方面合作的基础。From the modern time the basic theoretic premises for animal ethics in the West have been animal＇s natural rights and its sense of bitterness and happiness, on the other hand, the basic theoretic premise for animal ethics in ancient China was ＂the heaven＇s morality of loving lives＂. In the history of the West, anthropocentricism had been the main attitude of human being towards animals for a very long time, and the animal ethics emerged as late as modern time, but China＇s animal ethics has given birth at least for two thousands years and lasted to present. In the West, as long as the animal ethics emerged, it soon turned into laws, rules and organizations, and so became practice and habits of the people, but ancient China＇s animal ethics did not make important progress in its practice among the people in a very long time. As for the construction and development of the animal ethics, Chinese people have to be very self-confident culturally and at the same time learn from the West modestly. The animal ethics＇ foundation is human being＇s sympathy to animals both in the West and China, this thus is the base for the cooperation between two sides in constructing and developing animal ethics.

关 键 词：近现代西方 古代中国 动物伦理 

分 类 号：B82-06[哲学宗教—伦理学]