道德关怀是生态伦理学的核心内容。生态伦理学强调,不仅人类应该得到道德关怀,人之外的一切动物、植物、甚至自然存在物都应该得到应有的道德关怀。只有人类与非人类的道德都能和谐得以关怀,才能建构出一个祥和美好的人类社会。《红楼梦》虽作于十八世纪,但文本中人物的言行却不时地凸显这种生态伦理观。更让人称奇的是,非人类中心的道德关怀在文本中也有诸多体现。 Moral care is the core of eco-ethics. Ecological ethics emphasizes that not only human beings should receive moral care, but all animals, plants and even natural beings outside of human beings should receive due moral care. Only human and non-human moral harmony can be caring, in order to build a peaceful and beautiful human society. Although “Dream of Red Mansions” was made in the 18th century, the words and deeds of characters in the text occasionally highlight this kind of ecological ethics. Even more amazing is that the moral concern of non-human centers is also reflected in the text.