老龄文明是应对老龄化的积极话语和积极战略，它包括三个层面的内涵：其一，价值判断，老龄化不只是一个问题集，而“是”并且应当“成为”人类文明进步的表现；其二，文化态度，将老龄化作为一种特殊的文明气象和文明形态；其三，战略理念，建构“老龄文明”不只是就事论事地解决老龄化所伴生的诸多社会问题。老龄化不只带来社会发展的负面清单，它也是新文明形态的积极因子。老龄文明期待一场以伦理为核心的文明革命，这场革命将从四个维度展开：以时间伦理为着力点的生命节律的伦理革命；以价值认同为着力点的生命伦理革命；以公众家庭为着力点的生命终极关怀的伦理革命；以差异公正为着力点的社会权利结构的伦理革命。也许，只有推进和完成这些革命，老龄化才能成为真正的老龄文明。

老龄化, 老龄文明, 伦理革命, 时间伦理, 终极关怀

Aging Civilization is a positive discourse and strategy to respond to the challenges of an aging society, which includes three perspectives: value judgement, cultural attitude and strategic idea. Firstly, from the perspective of value judgement, aging is not only the cause of social issues, but also “is” and should “become”the reflection of the progress in human civilization. Secondly, from the perspective of cultural attitude, aging is regarded as a special phenomenon and form of civilization. Thirdly, from the perspective of strategic idea, it is more important to shape an “aging civilization” than to just solve the problems caused by aging. Aging itself is not a negative thing for social development but is a positive factor for a new form of human civilization. Aging Civilization expects a revolution regarding ethic as core value, and the revolution will get started from four dimensions, which are life course-time perspective, acknowledgement of the value of aging, ultimate concern, and rights of older people, respectively. Maybe, only when these revolutions get ended can aging
society be shaped into a real aging civilization.

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