“称赞”抑或“敬重”:从伦理概念到德育实践

称赞与敬重是古典伦理学中两个迥异的重要伦理概念,然而在"躲避崇高"的现代社会中却遗忘了二者的区分及其背后的理论依据。通过对勘亚里士多德的《尼各马可伦理学》与康德的《道德形而上学原理》,辨明称赞与敬重的对象及活动原则各有不同。在德育实践中,应遵循称赞与敬重的规定性,区分值得称赞与值得敬重的事物,走出实践中的活动误区,以促学习者之道德成长。

To Praise or to Respect: From the Ethical Concepts to Moral Education

The praise and the respect are important ethical concepts in classical ethics, of which the differences and causes are vague in modern society where are afraid of and escape from the nobleness and excellence. Through the analyses of Aristotle’ and Kant’ works, the praise and the respect have different subjects and working principles. In moral education, we should follow these discussions, distinguish two type of things, that is the things worth to praise and to respect, and get out of errors in moral practice for the improvement of learners’ cultivation.