Since the existence of human beings in the world, we have found a corresponding concept of death and various ways of funerals and burials for the deceased. Around the same time, several different perspectives on death have emerged. The deeper and more fundamental meaning, which is both distinct from and connected to it, is the meaning of world outlook and ontology. Only through philosophical thinking on the problem of death, depending on the consciousness of death, or eliminating the consciousness of death, can we achieve the full view of the noumenon and the fit between heaven and man. People should face death squarely, value and rely on death, and establish a correct consciousness of death. Death has long been a subject of philosophical inquiry and has even become a profession, particularly in today’s world. The differences in the concept of death between the East and the West are primarily reflected in attitudes toward death, religious beliefs, family and social roles, and funeral customs: The first is the “attitude towards death”; The second is the religious beliefs; The third is the family and social roles; The fourth is the language expressions.

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A Dialogue on East–West Views of “Death”

  • John Zijiang Ding

摘要

Since the existence of human beings in the world, we have found a corresponding concept of death and various ways of funerals and burials for the deceased. Around the same time, several different perspectives on death have emerged. The deeper and more fundamental meaning, which is both distinct from and connected to it, is the meaning of world outlook and ontology. Only through philosophical thinking on the problem of death, depending on the consciousness of death, or eliminating the consciousness of death, can we achieve the full view of the noumenon and the fit between heaven and man. People should face death squarely, value and rely on death, and establish a correct consciousness of death. Death has long been a subject of philosophical inquiry and has even become a profession, particularly in today’s world. The differences in the concept of death between the East and the West are primarily reflected in attitudes toward death, religious beliefs, family and social roles, and funeral customs: The first is the “attitude towards death”; The second is the religious beliefs; The third is the family and social roles; The fourth is the language expressions.