CAJ | 학술논문

由于人类恋生惧死的共性和宗教信仰之间的重叠，日本与西方的生死观具有一些共同点，包括重视生命、尊敬死者、好好生活以及直面死亡，而价值观和精神信仰的差异又导致日本人和西方人在看待死亡责任、死者评价、自杀自由权以及灵魂归宿等问题上存在较大分歧，体现出东西方文化之间的互通性与冲突性。
유우인류련생구사적공성화종교신앙지간적중첩，일본여서방적생사관구유일사공동점，포괄중시생명、존경사자、호호생활이급직면사망，이개치관화정신신앙적차이우도치일본인화서방인재간대사망책임、사자평개、자살자유권이급령혼귀숙등문제상존재교대분기，체현출동서방문화지간적호통성여충돌성。
Because of the universal fear of death and loss and lots of similarities in religious beliefs ,Jap-anese and Westerners share some similar views of life and death ,including love of life ,respect of the dead ,living a good life and a brave heart for death .However ,due to the differences in values and spiritual beliefs ,Japanese and Westerners disagree with each other in terms of responsibility of death , moral judgment of the dead ,suicide and the fine home of soul ,etc .There exists not only agreement but also contradiction between eastern and western cultures .