德谟克利特与伊壁鸠鲁的幸福观异同

Similarities and Differences between Democritus and Epicurus' View of Happiness

在西方伦理思想史上,德谟克利特与伊壁鸠鲁都是感性主义幸福论的巨擘,后者继承和发展了前者的感性幸福论思想。他们在幸福的哲学基础、幸福的实现方式、幸福的逻辑中介等方面存在诸多相同之处;而在幸福的命定与非命定、积极性与消极性、绝对性与相对性等方面存在巨大差别。梳理德谟克利特与伊壁鸠鲁的幸福论思想的异同,对构建当下人们正确的幸福观具有重要启迪。

In the history of Western ethics,Democritus and Epicurus are the giants of emotionalism,the latter inherited and developed the former theory of perceptual happiness.They have many similarities in the philosophical basis of happiness,the way to achieve happiness,the logical medium of happiness,and so on.However,there are three great differences in their characteristics of happiness.Differences include destined and non-destined,positivity and negativity,absoluteness and relativity,etc.Combining the similarities and differences between Democritus and Epicurus'happiness theory to build the current people's correct view of happiness has significant inspiration.