孝、心安与法院判决中的“精神赡养”

传统社会中的孝包含养和敬两方面内容。现代社会,法律主要通过关于赡养费的规定来实现养的部分。近几年法院试图通过判决子女的探望义务,即精神赡养来实现敬的内容。但精神赡养离传统中的敬还有一段距离,因为孝的实现必须有相关制度加以保证。传统社会中,孝具有较强的政治色彩,不仅有礼作为制度化的表现,而且有法为其提供赖以存在的条件。礼和法不仅实现了孝中的养,而且促成了孝中的敬。在不具备这些条件的情况下,精神赡养并不能真正实现孝所要求的敬的内容。

Filial Duty,Peace of Mind and Spirit Support in Decisions of Court

Filial duty in traditional society includes support and respect. In modern society,alimony is employed to realize support. In recent years,some courts have tried to realize respect through decisions requiring the children to visit their parents,i.e.,spirit support. However,spirit support is not exactly the notion of respect in tradition,since relative institutions are necessary to guarantee the realization of filial duty. In traditional society,filial duty is highly political and institutionalized by Li (ri...