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文艺理论研究 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 41-50.

• 专题:文学与思想史 • 上一篇    下一篇

在神话与哲学之间

王柯平   

  1. 北京第二外国语学院跨文化研究院;中国社会科学院哲学研究所
  • 出版日期:2013-03-25 发布日期:2013-05-01
  • 作者简介:王柯平,博士,北京第二外国语学院跨文化研究院教授,中国社会科学院哲学研究所研究员,主要从事美学与古代哲学研究。

Between Mythos and Philosophia

Wang Keping   

  1. Beijing International Studies University; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Online:2013-03-25 Published:2013-05-01
  • About author:Wang Keping, Ph.D, professor of Beijing International Studies University, fellow of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has academic interest in aesthetics and ancient philosophy.

摘要: 历史地看,先有神话,后有哲学。神话令人惊奇而思考,哲学探究惊奇之意义,此乃一个绵延不绝、上下求索的过程。因此之故,爱神话者类似于爱智慧者;也就是说,举凡喜欢神话的人,类乎于爱智求真的哲学家。柏拉图既喜欢神话,也讲述神话,同时还创作神话,由此构建出富有诗性智慧的对话哲学。正是在神话与哲学的互动之间,神话通过哲学的逻各斯被理性化了,而哲学借助神话的灵思性被直觉化了,由此便深化和强化了所讨论的相关主题。无论在创构型、转换型还是传统型的神话里,柏拉图的哲学都凸显出自身的独特风格与运思艺术。

关键词: 柏拉图, 神话, 哲学, 诗性智慧, 克罗诺斯神话

Abstract: Chronologically, mythos (myth) came into being before philosophia (philosophy). Mythos tends to make people "wonder" and "think" whereas philosophia attempts to work out the meaning of this wondering. Thus it leads to a process of endless exploration. This being the case, philomythos is in a way like philosophos. In other words, he who loves myths is somewhat like a philosopher who loves wisdom and pursues truth. Plato himself is not merely a myth-lover but a myth-maker, and he therefore develops a dialogue-based philosophy saturated with poetic wisdom. It is through the interaction between mythos and philosophia that mythos becomes rationalized through philosophical logos while philosophia becomes intuitionalized through mythic thinking. Thereby what is discussed in Plato's dialogues has got considerably deepened and reinforced. As is discerned, Plato's philosophy demonstrates a unique style and speculative art in the created, transformed, and traditional types of myths employed in his writings per se.

Key words: Plato, mythos; philosophia, poetic wisdom, the Kronos myth