摘要
柏拉图的“未成文学说”是近期中文学界关注的一个重要问题。顾名思义,我们并没有柏拉图“未成文学说”的直接文本,因此,理解该学说中的一些关键概念,如“大与小”,是一个困难的工作。一直以来,柏拉图成文著作《蒂迈欧》中的“接受者”概念被研究者们当作理解“大与小”概念的一把钥匙。在本文的第一部分当中,笔者从亚里士多德《物理学》以及柏拉图《蒂迈欧》的相关文本出发,论证“大与小”不应被等同于“接受者”。在第二部分当中,笔者运用柏拉图《理想国》、《斐莱布》中的相关文本,试图理解作为柏拉图形而上学基本元素的“大与小”究竟是什么。这个理解可以帮助我们从宏观上把握柏拉图晚期形而上学和亚里士多德形而上学的区别。
Plato’s "unwritten doctrines" has lately become a trendy topic in Chinese academia. Because we do not have any direct knowledge of Plato’s "unwritten doctrines," it is always a difficult task trying to understand some of its key concepts, such as the "big and small," one of the two fundamental elements of Plato’s late metaphysics. The receptacle in Plato’s Timaeus has been seen by scholars as a key to understanding the "big and small." In the first part of this paper, through discussing relevant materials from Aristotle’s Physics and Plato’s Timaeus, the author argued that such an approach is wrong. In the second part of this paper, based on some relevant discussions in Plato’s Republic and Philebus, the author offered a likely account of what the "big and small" is. Finally, he explains how this account can help us to appreciate the metaphysical difference between late Plato and Aristotle.
作者
王纬
Wang Wei(School of Philosophy,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China)
出处
《复旦学报（社会科学版）》
CSSCI
北大核心
2020年第5期55-63,70,共10页
Fudan Journal（Social Sciences）
基金
教育部人文社科青年基金项目“亚里士多德必然性思想研究”(项目批准号:19YJC720031)的资助
