靈性與關懷倫理

Spirituality and the Ethics of Caring

10.7065/MRPC.200902.0005

戴正德(Michael Cheng-Tek Tai)

靈性 ； 關懷 ； 倫理 ； Spirituality ； Ethics ； Care-giving

哲學與文化

36卷2期（2009 / 02 / 01）

5 - 13

繁體中文

靈性是一個深奧的概念，與人內在的情操有關，也與一個外在的行為舉止相連，它可以是宗教的，心理的，社會人際關係的,但更是靈性的。 本論文將探討靈性與倫理的關係，並強調一個人的靈性情操將影響人的關懷本質。關懷基本雖是良善的，但卻有可能變成削迫破害的，對弱者的欺詐，只有深植於靈性的關懷才會是倫理的關懷。

Spirituality is a rich concept that refers not only to one's inner being, it can also mean the motivating power that moulds a person's demeanor in earthly living. It can be religious, moralistic, psychological, social inter-personal or even spiritual. This paper will first discuss the relationship between spirituality and ethics and then argue that spirituality can influence the ethicality of the care-giving in a particular situation. Extending caring to the needy is always good but sometimes it can also become the tool of exploitation to the vulnerable. One's spiritual well-being, or shall we say, one's spirituality, can determine the ethics-ness of a given care.

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