学术资讯｜全球正义工作坊第四十五讲：庄子论孝：如何“安”于衰老中的父母和变化中的亲子关系
庄子论孝： 如何“安”于衰老中的父母 和变化中的亲子关系
Global Justice Workshop (45th)
Organizer
Department of Philosophy（Zhuhai）
Sun Yat-sen University
Topic
Zhuangzi on Xiao:
What It Is Like to Accept Ageing Parents and Changing Parent-Child Relations
Speaker
Ai YUAN
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
Tsinghua University
Moderater
Joshua MASON
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
Loyola Marymount University
Time
21:00-23:00, June 16th, 2026
VooV
607-121-037
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the ideal parent-child relationship in the Zhuangzi, highlighting the child’s capacity to accept (安) parents as ageing and changing beings, rather than stable social and familial roles. Acceptance involves managing the uncertainties of caregiving, including anxieties over providing care, offering remonstrations, and facing inevitable loss. Previous scholarship has noted the Zhuangzi’s engagement with Confucian concerns about filial anxiety, particularly the risk of filial piety becoming a performance for fame (He Jianjun 2022), and how this anxiety is addressed through cultivating forgetfulness and authenticity (Wai Wai Chiu 2022, 592). Building on these insights, this paper argues that the Zhuangzi not only critiques conventional Confucian ideals but also offers a broader reflection on how children can live with the shifting dynamics of ageing parents. Acceptance, in this context, means caring without being burdened by the unavoidable mistakes.
全球正义工作坊第（四十五）讲
主办
中山大学哲学系（珠海）
主题
庄子论孝：
如何“安”于衰老中的父母
和变化中的亲子关系
主讲
袁艾
清华大学哲学系，副教授
主持
Joshua MASON
洛约拉马利蒙特大学哲学系，副教授
时间
2026年6月16日
21:00-23:00
地点
腾讯会议
607-121-037
摘要
本文探讨了《庄子》中理想的亲子关系，强调子女应当能“安”于如下事实：父母是衰老着、变化着的存在，而非固定不变的社会和家庭角色。这种“安”需要应对照料父母过程中的种种不确定性，包括对提供关怀、进行劝谏以及面对父母不可避免之离世所感到的焦虑。既往研究已指出，《庄子》涉及到了儒家对孝道焦虑的担忧。尤其是，孝道面临着论为沽名之表演的风险（He Jianjun 2022），而《庄子》说明了如何通过培养“忘”与“真”以化解这一焦虑（Wai Wai Chiu 2022, 592）。在这些研究的基础上，本文认为《庄子》不仅批判了传统的儒家理想，还更加广泛地反思了子女如何与衰老中的父母所带来的动态变化共存。在此语境下，“安”意味着关怀父母的同时不烦扰于不可避免的过失。
来源｜哲珠新媒体
文稿｜李祖森斯
海报｜杨琳
编辑｜姚元琦
初审｜韩 珩
审核｜卢 毅
审核发布｜屈琼斐
