The aim of this paper is to argue that the normative significance of the inner aspects of filial piety – in particular, filial love – is better captured when we understand filial love as part of the virtue of filial piety rather than as an object of duty. After briefly introducing the value of filial love, I argue that the idea of a duty to love one's loving parents faces serious difficulties in making sense of the normative significance of filial love. Then I show why the virtue-ethical approach to filial love, which views filial love as a constitutive part of the virtue of filial piety, can do justice to its normative significance while avoiding the difficulties.

本文的目的是论证，当我们将孝道理解为孝道美德的一部分而不是义务的对象时，我们就能更好地理解孝道的内在方面——特别是孝道之爱——的规范意义。在简要介绍了孝爱的价值之后，我认为爱父母的义务这一观念在理解孝爱的规范意义时面临着严重的困难。然后，我将阐述为什么以德性伦理的方式看待孝爱，将孝爱视为孝道美德的组成部分，能够在避免困难的同时，公正地体现其规范意义。