“视界”与“影子”——由柏拉图“洞穴隐喻”引发的“投影”思考

Horizon and Shadow——The Projection Thought Triggered by Plato's Cave Metaphor

"洞穴隐喻"是柏拉图《理想国》中精彩的比喻,而在这其中引发的"投影"理念同样值得思考。"投影"在含义上可以做如下阐释:在产生上"太阳"是产生"影子"的原因,在过程上"看"是对"太阳"的关照,在完成上"影子"是"视界"的结果。洞穴隐喻中这一"投影"思想给我们带来重要的启示。首先,世界是个"影子",要学会"转向";其次,"视界"不同则"影子"不同;最后,我们要对多重"视界"下"影子"进行合理性的理解和接纳。

The cave metaphor is a wonderful metaphor in Plato＇s Republic, and the idea about ＂projection＂ in that is worth think- ing. Projection can be explained as follows ： the sun is the reason of the shadow in terms of the production; ＂looking＂ is the care to ＂sun＂ in terms of the process ; the ＂shadow＂ is the result of the ＂horizon＂ in terms of the completing. We can get important enlighten- ment from the projection thought in the cave metaphor. At first, the world is a ＂ shadow＂, and we should learn to ＂ turn＂ ;Secondly, the ＂shadow＂ is different from different ＂horizon＂ ; Finally, we should understand and accept the different shadow from the multiple ＂ horizon＂.