对当代幸福问题的反思——以《尼各马可伦理学》为视角

A Reflection on Contemporary Happiness Problem——From the Perspective of Nicomachean Ethics

"幸福"是《尼各马可伦理学》通篇阐述的最重要的问题。它是普通人、有教养的人和哲人都追求的目标,而最终归结到哲人的沉思幸福。哲人可以用伦理学教化人们走向幸福,但其听众必须是事先有良好品格的人,也即在习俗和习惯中有所教养。政治学的目的之一就在于这种教化。当代的幸福观不过是一种"享乐"生活和欲望的满足,缺乏的正是良好的教化以及更高的哲学沉思。

Happiness becomes a hot topic recently in China.In fact, Aristotle had talked about this problem about two thousands years ago.Eudaimonia is the final principle in Nicomachean Ethics, it is the target for ordinary people, gentleman and philosopher.Actual-ly, philosophers can educate people to achieve eudaimonia by ethics, but they must have good character in their custom first.One of the targets in political science is this kind of education.The view of happiness in our age is what Aristotle called the lives of gratifica-tion.We are lacking the education of human being and the pursuance of philosophy.