亚里士多德的Dynamis概念

On Aristotle's Concept of Dynamis

本文指出,亚里士多德Dynamis概念具有三种基本内涵:能力、可能和潜能。文章结合亚里士多德的多个文本对其中的每一种内涵都做了详尽的讨论。在此基础上,文章又基于发生学的研究方法,根据亚里士多德对能力、可能和潜能这三种内涵界定的具体内容,确立了在《形而上学》Δ12、《分析前篇》I 13、《形而上学》Θ1-9和《解释篇》这四个关键文本之间的著作次序,表明《形而上学》Δ12是最早的,《分析前篇》I 13次之,《形而上学》Θ1-9又次之,《解释篇》最晚。同时,文章主张,Dynamis的"潜能"的内涵是从"可能"的内涵中发展而来的。

This paper firstly clarifies three meanings of Aristotle's concept of dynamis—that is,capacity,possibility,and potentiality—and discusses them in detail with reference to Aristotle's texts.Secondly,it genealogically establishes a sequence of four documents:the earliest is Metaphysics Δ12,followed by the Analytics Prior I 13,Metaphysics Θ1-9,and the De Interpretatione.Finally,it argues that within the meanings of dynamis,potentiality is derived from possibility.