论哲学概念的抽象性和现实性

On the Abstraction and Reality of Philosophical Concepts

任何概念都具有某种程度的抽象性,抽象概念所指的事物实际上不一定存在,抽象程度越高的概念离真实的事物越远。哲学上的一些概念如物质、意识等离真实的事物已经非常遥远,而哲学上最为抽象的概念"存在",几乎与"不存在"相等。追求实体性"存在"的不可能性,把哲学研究引入了对主体性的研究。概念、推理、逻辑等范围内得出的结论,与人们经验到的事实并不完全一样,哲学研究最终不得不下降到人们的现实生活,从现实生活中发现抽象哲学概念的奥秘。抽象的哲学概念远离真实的世界,可又来源于人们的现实生活需要。

There is certain degree of abstractness in any concept,as the referent of an abstract concept is not necessarily existent actually.The higher the degree of an abstract concept,the further apart it is from the real thing.Philosophical concepts such as substance and awareness are already far away from the real thing,and the most abstract philosophical concept of ＂existence＂,which is almost equal to ＂nonexistence＂.The Impossibility of pursuit of substantive ＂existence＂ leads the philosophical study to the study of subjectivity.The conclusions within the framework of concepts,reasoning,and logic are not exactly the same with the facts people experience,eventually philosophical research had to be reduced to the real life of the people,from which the mystery of abstract philosophical concepts are to be probed.Abstract philosophical concepts are far from the real world but are rooted in the real needs in people＇s lives.