西方古典哲学“本质”概念研究

Study on the Concept of the Essence of Western Classical Philosophy

"本质"概念的确立对于研究西方本质主义有着重要的意义,而关于"本质"的探讨势必要追根溯源到西方古典哲学时期,但是西方本质主义哲学并非一开始就确立了"本质"概念,它是随着古希腊早期哲学家对万物本原追求的发展,经过柏拉图的努力,最终由亚里士多德提出并确立的。柏拉图和亚里士多德对"本质"的研究奠定了盛行西方千年的本质主义,通过分析西方古典哲学时期各家"本质"概念的理论内核,鲜明展现此时期"本质"概念形成的发展脉络。

The concept of the ＂essence＂ has an important significance to the study of essentialism, and discussion on ＂essence＂ must be traced to the period of Western classical philosophy, the history of Western philosophy is not the beginning of a study of ＂essence＂ category, it is with the development of the ancient Greek philosopher to the source pursuit, After Plato＇ s efforts, finally proposed and established by Aristotle. Plato and Aristotle on the ＂essence＂ of study of deep research laid the essentialism of the Western Millennium flourish, by analyzing the theoretical core of Western classical philosophy everyone＇s ＂essence＂, clearly shows the development of concept ＂essence＂ in this period.