An Ethical Inquiry Of “Active Aging” In Contemporary China

With the accelerating process of population aging, the aging issue has become a global issue and has an impact on human development, the WHO’s "active aging" is the response to it. "Aging before Getting Rich" is the feature of contemporary China,and the aging issue has become more and more complex, the task is becoming more and more difficult. So it is an urgent requirement to take the “active aging” measures to deal with this issue.In contemporary China, the development of "active aging" based on national conditions and international experience, it is not only the unity of health, participation and security, but also the trinity of ideas, policies and actions. For national policies system, social family life and the elderly themselves, there is important ethical significance to develope the "active aging".The concept of "active aging" that in order to achieve healthy aging, upholding the love of life and the pursuit of happiness, to promote the elderly participate, adhering to self-fulfillment and social harmony, in order to complete the old age security, adhering to humane care and institution justice, has provided the correct ethical guide to the development of undertakings for the aged.To achieve the "active aging", first we should recognize that the most outstanding aging problem of "active aging" including the low level of material life among the aged, the discontent among the elderly emotinonal needs and the moral personality "stigma". These problems are affected by three factors, such as the insufficient identity of "active aging" concept, the absence of institutional policy and limitation in practicical action.The achievement of "active aging" ultimately depends on the practice, including the establishment of positive aging concept, the protection of active aging policy and the support of active aging.