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作者:芦笛 在 驴鸣镇 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
据我的理解,“人文主义”(humanism)和“人道主义”(humanitarianism)含义不同,据网上字典,humanism有如下四种意思:
1. A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth.
2. Concern with the interests, needs, and welfare of humans: “the newest flower on the vine of corporate humanism” (Savvy).
Medicine. The concept that concern for human interests, values, and dignity is of the utmost importance to the care of the sick.
3. The study of the humanities; learning in the liberal arts.
4. Humanism A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome.
你说的乃是第一、三、四种意思,也就是文艺复兴的主题,通译为“人文主义”,而我说的“人道主义”是上述第二种意思,英文是“humanitarianism”,我认为它与文艺复兴和启蒙运动无关,确实是基督教的一个深厚传统,耶稣本人就是个伟大的人道主义者,其奇迹多是救死扶伤,因此哪怕是中世纪的教会,也继承了这一传统。
简言之,狭义的人文主义强调的是对人的天然权利的尊重,确实是文艺复兴和启蒙运动的产物,与基督教无关,而广义的人文主义则包含了人道主义在内,后者主要是指对同类的爱心,一种慈悲情怀。
维基百科的解释:
Humanitarianism is an active belief in humanism (the idea of the value of human life) whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans, in order to better humanity for both moral and logical reasons. It is the philosophical belief in movement toward the improvement of the human race in a variety of areas, used to describe a wide number of activities relating specifically to human welfare.
我认为近现代的基督教会确实做到了这点。它们在落后国家包括中国在内主持的福利事业是不能否认的。
作者:芦笛 在 驴鸣镇 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
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