哲学的“创造性”品质

The Creative Character of Philosophy

哲学之显明特质在于其固有的、内在的创造性。此创造性可从其研究对象、研究方法及达成效果等方面考量之。就研究对象而言,哲学的创造性特质表现为其研究对象是抽象的理念,此理念是非存在的"无规定性"之物,"无"则朗现了哲学创造对象的独特性;就哲学方法而言,哲学家所采用的刨根问底的溯源法、逻辑在先的先验预设以及本质直观的独创方法,亦彰显了哲学的创造性品质;同时,虽然哲学本身并不存在功利性的目的追求,然而,哲学家却通过哲学的"追问"不但构造一个人文世界、精神世界,且能通过主观的实践参与,创造出一个崭新的生活世界。

The spirit of philosophy is ingenuity, which lies in three aspects, that is, the object, the method and the effect of philosophical inquiry. As we know, the objects of the philosophical inquiry are ideas. But ideas are constituted by human mind and do not exist in the real world. Philosophy not only seeks answers for big questions but also employs logic and the creative method of intellectual intuition. All this reflects the creative character of philosophy. Although the philosopher does not usually philosophize with the utilitarian consideration in her mind, she could definitely shape the world of human spirit by constantly asking primordial questions and then seeks answers for them.