The Ethical Connotation Of Schweitzer's "respect For Life" Thought

Albert Schweitzer is epoch-making great in the 20th century.He is a famous ethicist and a great humanitarian.In the philosophy,medicine,music,and other fields he has deep attainments.He put forward the thought of "reverence for life",which laid a foundation for the rise of contemporary ecological ethics.Albert Schweitzer's thought has obvious times feature,he experienced two world wars,witnessed the cruelty and destruction of the war scenes,which led him to profound reflection on life.He not only to explore analysis in theory,but also to practice more using his own practical action.The ethical though of "reverence for life" was affected by a variety of ideas,Such as the Christian philosophy,mysticism,utilitarianism and other ideas,furthermore criticizing of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche also affected the formation of his ethics thought."reverence for life" is Schweitzer's core ethics,reverencing for all life,respecting and being responsible for life are important aspects of is idea.In order to understand the theory connotation of "reverence for life",we should analyze from its meaning,basic principles,characteristics,in this way,we can understand it more clearly and accurately as well as Albert Schweitzer's humanistic thoughts.Today,mankind is plagued by humanitarian crisis and ecological problems,understanding and applying the thought of "reverence for life",and studying Albert Schweitzer's heirs about the inheritance and development of his thought,for us to solve real problems,has an important guiding role,this is the modern significance to explore the thought of "reverence for life" from the perspective of ethics.