人的本质在于创造——试析卡西尔《人论》关于人的本质

The Nature of Man Lies in Creating——Analysis on The Nature of Man of Carssier's An Essay on Man

哲学家们对“人是什么”的问题进行了深刻思考 ,也给出了很多回答 ,但这些回答几乎都是从静态角度加以界定的 ,都把人的本质作为一种想象中的实体。卡西尔则一反常规 ,对人的本质加以动态界定 ,从而给我们认识人及人类社会提供了一个全新的思维路数。

Many philosophers pondered on the nature of man, and they gave kinds of answers. But all of them are defined statically, and the nature of man looked upon as an entity . Carssier broke the common rule and defined it in a dynamic way. He offered us a whole new way, through which we pondered on man and its society.