塞涅卡的幸福观及其当代启示

Seneca's View of Happiness and Its Contemporary Revelations

塞涅卡是古罗马帝国时代斯多葛学派晚期的重要代表之一,他终其一生投身于罗马政治,更关心如何成为一个有德性且能够幸福生活的人,在西方政治史和哲学史上有着重要的历史地位。作为帝国最富有、最有权势的哲学家,塞涅卡拥有异于常人的丰富而又传奇的个人经历,他以一个政治家的立场和哲学家的视角言说了其对"幸福生活"的理解,认为"幸福生活应该建立在德性之上";着重阐述了"幸福生活"与"健康心灵"、"正面情感"、"道德善好"、"适度财富"等要素之间的关系,强调了个人自省以及劝导教育的重要性。其对"幸福"的独到理解折射出时代的印记,对改善我国当下社会上存在的金钱观扭曲、权力观错位,以及帮助人们正确理解和树立全面、理性、科学的幸福观,构建新时代和谐社会有着重要的启示意义。

Seneca is one of the important stoic representatives of the late Roman Empire,who was concerned .with Roman politics all his life,and more about being a man of character and being able to live happily ever after.Also he has important position in the western history of political history and philosophy.As one of the richestand most powerful philosophers of the empire,Seneca has an extraordinary and legendary personal experience.He has given his understanding of "happy life"as a politician's position and as a philosopher,persuading people to build their happy life upon virtue..Its happiness thought is focused on elaboration of the relationship between the elements such as "happy life", "healthy mind","positive emotions","good morals",and "modest wealth",emphasized the importance of personal introspection and'persuade education.It has important implications to improve the current social distortion of money view,the misplace of power sense,as well as helping people to understand and build a comprehensive,rational and scientific happiness view,it is of great significance to build a harmonious society in the new era.