论古希腊思想家塞诺芬尼

On Ancient Greek Thinker——Xenophanes

在古希腊文化史上,塞诺芬尼一直是个被忽视的人物。他是古希腊游吟诗人、哲学家和教育家。他对旧的宗教观念、价值观念、风俗习惯和生活方式等都持批判态度。他的思想和实践活动,反映了古希腊社会的变化和新需要,实际上也是对传统教育价值观的否定。塞诺芬尼提出了一套新的真知和理性教育理论。他对希腊古典时代的哲学和教育思想产生了深刻影响。因此,学界应该重视对塞诺芬尼的研究。

In the ancient Greek cultural history, Xenophanes is always neglected. He is an ancient Greek poet of excursion poems, a philosopher and an educationalist. He criticizes the old religious idea, the social values, the manners and customs and the life style and so on. His thought and practice has reflected the ancient Greek society change and the new need. In fact,it denied the traditional education values. Xenophanes puts forward the recent true knowledge and the rational educational theories. He has the profound influence on the Greek classical time educational thought. Therefore, the academic circles should pay attention to the study of Xenophanes.