《尼各马可伦理学》释读——论亚里士多德友爱中的平等观

On the Equality in Aristotle's Friendship

在《尼各马可伦理学》中,亚里士多德以平等为友爱的本性。在友爱中,平等不仅意味着双方的地位是对等,还意味着双方的交往是公正.它不仅要求双方相互关爱,还要求双方同等付出,同等获益。亚里士多德友爱中的平等,从产生的背景而言,是古希腊城邦民主制和商业贸易中的平等交易原则在人际交往中的体现;从历史影响而言,是古希腊的友爱与基督教博爱的连接点,是现代西方"泛朋友化"的社交文化的源头和始点,是现代社会人们平等交往的道德基础。

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle views equality as the essence of friendship. The equality in friendship not only means that the statuses of both are reciprocal, but also that their intercourse is fair. Meanwhile, it requires both not only mutual love and care, but also identically paying out and benefiting. In terms of the background, the equality in Aristotle＇ s friendship can be seen as a reflection of the democracy of Grecian polls and the principle of equality in commercial trade in human communication; in terms of historical influence, it is the junction of the Grecian friendship and the Christian fraternity, the source and origin of the Pan-kinshipization in the social culture of modern west, and the moral base of people＇ s equally communication in modern society.