事物是知识和价值的合一——析柏拉图理念论对“休谟难题”的解决

Things are the Combination of Knowledge and Value——Plato's Solution to the "Hume Problem" in his Idea Theory

柏拉图的理念论具有极致状态、圆满状态和向善性质的显著特征,以此显示具体事物的不够极致、不够圆满和不够向善的性质。由此我们可以断定:事物既有物理性质的知识一面,又有向善性质的价值一面,因而是知识和价值的合一;在我们看待事物时,就既要探寻它可能存在的物理性质,又要衡量它于人是否有益的善的性质。

Plato's concept is characterized by the utmost state , perfect state and meliorism, thus displaying things are not utmost, perfect and melioristic enough. Therefore we conclude that things are the combination of knowledge and value. When we look at things, we should both see their physical nature and judge whether they are good and beneficial in nature to mankind.