臺灣共有八個國家公園,按成立的時間先後,依序是墾丁國家公園(1982年)、玉山國家公園(1985年)、陽明山國家公園(1985年)、太魯閣國家公園(1986年)、雪霸國家公園(1992年)、金門國家公園(1995年)、東沙環礁國家公園(2007年)、台江國家公園(2009年)。儘管成立國家公園的兩大宗旨「生態保育」與「休閒遊憩」廣為人知,然而國家公園與幸福人生究竟有何關聯,論者並不多。本篇論文將以陽明山國家公園與台江國家公園為例,論證國家公園與幸福人生的關聯。作者將採取效益主義作為論述的基本進路,一方面正面顯示國家公園與幸福人生,在價值意義上的重要關聯,他方面則試圖化解效益主義本身所衍生的可能難題。在幸福人生的論述上,本文將借用正向心理學的研究成果,以收借鏡與啟發之效。
There are eight national parks in Taiwan. According to the time of their establishment, these parks are Kenting National Park (1982), Yushan Natuonal Park (1985), Yangmingshan National Park (1985), Taroko National Park (1986), Shei-pa National Park (1992), Kinmen National Park (1995), Tongsha Atoll National Park (2007), and Taijiang National Park (2009). Although the two purposes-ecological preservation and tourism-for the establishment of national parks are widely known, papers on the relation between national parks and happiness of life are still few. I will discuss the close relation between national parks and happiness of life in this paper, by the examples of Yangmingshsn National Park and Taijiang National Park. I will take the approach of utilitarianism to reveal the important relation of national parks and happiness of life in the value and meaning on one hand, and try to solve the problems of utilitarianism on the other hand. In the discussion of happiness of life, I will use the research effects of positive psychology to illuminate solutions for the problems.