“形而上”与“物而上”:两个概念、两种世界观

On Concept of“Metaphysic”and the Different Understanding of it between the Chinese and Western Cultures

在西方世界中使用的亚里士多德的＂形而上＂概念与中国古代哲学中自己具有的＂形而上＂概念是有差别的。中国的这个概念的本义,是指超越＂形＂者,即超越我们的感性所感知的＂实实在在之体＂,与隶属于物体之＂形而下＂相对,应该为＂物而上＂,在此基础上发展起来的是中国的关联性思维。亚里士多德的＂形而上（métaphysique）＂作为物理基础的研究,是通过推理而非占卜进行的,在此基础上发展起来的是因果性思维。＂物而上＂对中国思想的重要性,无异于＂形而上＂对于西方思想的重要性。

The concept of"metaphysic"by Aristotle in western ancient philosophy has been widely used in the western world,whereas China with own"metaphysical"concept which embraces different meaning has been historically used in Chinese ancient philosophy.The concept of Chinese"metaphysical"originally comes from the reasoning of divination intention refers to beyond the"shape",it means,the significance of it is not only based on the physical body but also beyond the perception of our perceptual"real body".The development based on it in the Chinese history is the related thinking way like a network.The concept of Aristotle’s"metaphysical(metaphysique)"researches as a physical basis,developed in the direction of a causal thinking way rather than the reasoning of divination.The importance of Chinese thought about this is tantamount to the"metaphysical"for the importance of Western thought.