摘要
厘清死亡教育的本质、目标与功能是消解我国当下死亡教育实践困境的必然要求.死亡教育是通过唤醒和转化死亡意识、发现生命意义、开掘生命潜能、扩充生命价值,促使生活更幸福、活出生命本真的实践活动.死亡教育的目标是死亡本己化的解蔽与去蔽,由此促使汲汲于日常事务的常人转变为生命意义澄明的真人,向着个体的本真生命回归,具体体现在转变死亡态度、缓解死亡焦虑和减轻死亡恐惧、促进生命成长、提升死亡质量等功能的实现.
Abstract
Clarifying the essence,goals,and functions of death education is essential for addressing the current dilemmas in death education practice in China.Death education is a practical activity aimed at awakening and transforming the consciousness of death,discovering the meaning of life,uncovering the potential of life,and expanding the value of life,thereby promoting a happier existence and a more authentic experience of living.The goal of death education is to reveal and uncover the true nature of death,encouraging individuals preoccupied with daily concerns to transform into genuine beings with a clear understanding of life's meaning,returning to an authentic experience of individual life.This is specifically reflected in achieving the functions of changing attitudes toward death,alleviating death anxiety and fear,promoting personal growth,and enhancing death quality.