前苏格拉底时代古希腊哲学中的荣誉观

Honour Concept of Ancient Greek Philosophy in Pre-Socrates Era

前苏格拉底时代,荣誉观已是哲学领域里一个重要的命题。在神话和宗教中,荣誉被看成是一种职责和权利,而正义和秩序是取得荣誉的前提,追求荣誉又是灵魂得救的一条途径。毕达哥拉斯将追求荣誉与灵魂净化联系起来,对社会道德的提升是一种推动。赫拉克利特则以斗争、运动和精神不朽等哲学命题论证了荣誉,使希腊人的荣誉观开始走上了真正的哲学之路。荣誉观的发展对希腊社会起到了道德教化的作用。

Honour Concept was an important proposition in philosophy in pre-socrates era It was considered a responsibility or a right in myths and religions.Justice and order are the preconditions of honours.Seeking honours was a way of saving the soul.Pythagoras connected honour-seeking with soul purification,which promoted social morality.Meanwhile,Heraclitus demonstrated honours through philosophical propositions such as fightings,movements and immortal spirits,which made Greek honour concept embark on the road of true philosophy.The development of honour concept played the role of moral education in Greek society.