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The Reverence For Life Study On Albert Schweitzer

Posted on:2018-04-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330515482841Subject:Basic principles of Marxism
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Although social productivity is rapidly improving through technological revolution since the 19 th century,various environmental problems are emerging and the moral relations in society began to tense,even a world war.The logical starting point of Albert Schweitzer's reverence for life is reflection in a series of social phenomena,such as war.He thought that all the bad social events are performance of cultural crisis.The cause of the cultural crisis is philosophical dereliction of duty.Ethical ideas are not reflected through the philosophy and public opinion to social reality.So,we must innovative the world view and set up a moral concept in reverence for life.In this way,people can get rid of the ideological emptiness and loss and the conflicts will be ease between people.We can build a worldwide cultural country to promote social progress in the future.In this theory,Schweitzer's focus is the experience of life will and feelings of the value of life.This study unfolds from the field of human thought and then extended to human's practice.At last,the scope of his argument is extended to the harmony of all life.This theory stands out from anthropocentrism and fight for moral status for all life.It has laid a key foundation for ecological holism.Reverence for life created a new path of philosophical thinking and become a valuable theoretical resource of ecological ethics.It can also provide strong revelation for China's Ecological Civilization Construction.This paper made a specific study of Reverence for life from the following four aspects.First,it discusses the theoretical origins of Schweitzer's reverence for life and reveals its formation background.For example,the growing crisis of culture,the negative impact of anthropocentrism,rationalism and the spirit of enlightenment and Schweitzer's practice in medical field in Africa.In this context,this theory has a solid foundation.It concludes Christianity's Bioethics and Love,Schopenhauer and Nietzsche's philosophy of life,Indian Brahman Religious ethics and ancient Chinese thought.Second,the study focuses on the theoretical core of reverence for life.It Re – established the cultural world view and reveal the essence of the world.The world is a collection of self-division of the will of life.Then,it combing the relationship between life and worldview and put the highest idea of life will——reverence for life.The ultimate goal of the will of life is to establish a cultural country.The third part is the overall evaluation of reverence for life.The thesis summarizes the unique theoretical characteristics of reverence for bioethics and analyzes the status of the ethic of reverence for life in academia.The paper summarizes d the practical significance and contemporary revelation of reverence for life.The reverence for life can perfect man's moral personality and establish a correct view of life.It can also advocate the dedication and the humanitarian spirit.At last,it provides a basis for modern environmental movement and provides strong revelation for China's ecological civilization construction.Reverence for life aims to establish a cultural world view,rooted in the natural demands,raised the reverence of life,will change the world resort to the ethical concept of innovation,for the ecological ethics of the study laid the foundation for China's contemporary ecological civilization an important revelation.
Keywords/Search Tags:Albert Schweitzer, the will of life, reverence for life
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