论道德的行为规范作用

道德的现实意义在于规范和影响人们的行为,它要使整个社会更人道、更公正、更可人心、更合人意。道德对人们行为的影响表现为:规范约束、调整节制、鼓舞激励、自省完善。道德不仅具有弘扬人性、实现人的价值、使人不断自我发展完善的功能,道德行为还能同时促进个人利益和社会利益。它在社会活动中发挥降低交易成本、扩大合作范围、激励努力工作的作用。道德作为一种特殊的社会行为规范有以下特点:非制度性、非强制性、主体内化性、主观认同性。

The Restriction of Human Behaviors by Morality

The real significance of morality is that it can restrict and influence human behaviors and enable the whole society to be more humane, more just, and more satisfying. The influences of morality on human behaviors are: restriction, adjustment, stimulation and self-improvement. Morality can help to glorify human nature, realize human value and improve human himself. Moreover moral behaviors can contribute to both individual and social interests. In social activities, moral behaviors are capable of lowering transaction cost, expanding scope of cooperation and stimulating enthusiasm for work. As a special social behavior norm, they include the following features: non-institutional, non-mandatory, internalization of subject and subjective identification.