摘要
西方从古希腊到中世纪的大量作品都涉及对"五感"的讨论,其中尤其引人注意的是关于五种感觉的等级划分问题。视觉和听觉是西方文化传统中公认的高级感觉,嗅觉、味觉和触觉则处于比较低级的位置,此种意识植根于西方文化传统并影响至今。具体而言,视觉和听觉在古典时期和中世纪又呈现出不同特点:在古典时期,视觉在五感中毋庸置疑处于绝对领先地位;而在中世纪,由于基督教对传道的关注,听觉被许多神学家认为是最可靠的感觉。在希腊哲学和基督教文化相互作用的张力下,视觉与听觉交织着共同成为西方文化中的两种高级感觉。
The subject of the five senses was widely discussed from the classical times to the medieval age, and what was particularly important was the hierarchy of the five senses. The sight and hearing were regarded as two supreme senses, while the smell, taste and touch were ranked as lower ones. Such recognition was deeply rooted in the western culture and had a lasting influence. However, the supremacy of sight or hearing varied with the age. Sight had its absolutely leading role in classical times, while when it came to the medieval age, hearing frequently took the place of sight as the noblest, most reliable sense, due to the fact that the Word and preaching were stressed in Christian doctrine. Because of the tension between classical thought and Christianity, sight and hearing intertwined to become the noblest of the five senses in the western culture.
出处
《北京社会科学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2017年第2期64-71,共8页
Social Sciences of Beijing
基金
江苏省社会科学基金项目(16WWC002)
关键词
五感
等级
古希腊哲学
基督教
five senses
hierarchy
ancient Greek philosophy
Christianity
