浙江社会科学

在西方思想史上,苏格拉底思想的影响之大无须赘言。作为西方道德哲学的创造者,苏格拉底为柏拉图构想的"理想国"的方案提供了宝贵的思想资源。但以往的讨论大都围绕着他的道德哲学中,关于道德究竟是否可教所面临的内在矛盾,而有意无意地忽视了他的"求知即求德"这个命题中所蕴藏着的诗性意义。事实上,就像孔子的"君子谋道不谋食"包含着深刻的审美学指向,苏格拉底的这个命题中同样体现了一种诗学之维。通过比较的方法重新审视苏格拉底的道德哲学命题,对于我们当下的美学研究无疑具有重要意义。

In the history of western thoughts,the tremendous influence of Socrates' thoughts is undeniable. As the creator of western philosophy,Socrates has provided precious resources on thinking for Plato's"The Republic". Previous studies on his ethics philosophy,however,have mainly focused on the inner-conflict of ethics for education. The poetic meaning of his proposition-"seeking knowledge for virtues"- is ignored intentionally or unintentionally. Actually,like the deep aesthetics' point in Confucius' statement that"gentlemen seek it but not for food",Socrates' proposition also demonstrates a poetic dimension. It is of great significance for our contemporary aesthetics studies to re- examine Socrates' ethics philosophy by comparison.