Back to the role of guardian of man： on Heidegger’s critique of Sartre’s thought and its bioethical implications
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.01.01
- VernacularTitle:回到人的守护者角色：论海德格尔对萨特思想的批判和其生命伦理意涵
- Author:
Weiyi LIN
1
Author Information
1. School of Marxism， Fujian Normal University， Fuzhou 350117，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
man;
Being;
guardian;
dignity
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(1):1-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The psychological and mental health issues of individuals are becoming increasingly prominent in modern society， and responding to this issue requires a return to understanding man. On the understanding of man， Sartre reversed the position of“essence precedes existence” in traditional metaphysics， and put forward the proposition of“existence precedes essence”. He claimed that man realized and defined himself in his own existence， and that there was not pre-given essence. In this regard， Heidegger considered that Sartre’s proposition was just a copy and continuation of metaphysics， and his humanitarian thought was still based on the perspective of being to understand man， which was a misunderstanding and dwarfization of man. Different from traditional philosophers， he proposed that only by returning to Being， understanding man in relation to the truth of Being， and discovering his role as guardian， can the essence of man be revealed and his proper dignity established. This aspect of Heidegger’s thought contained abundant bioethics implications， which were of great enlightening significance for understanding and responding to the problems of modern individuals’ mind and spiritual order.
