古希腊时间智慧:缘起、延展与影响

Time Wisdom in Ancient Greece:The Origin,Extension and Influence

时间问题是贯穿哲学史始终的基本问题之一,对时间的不同认知,延展出不同的世界观、宇宙观,从而构建了哲学家、哲学体系、哲学思潮的根本出发点。古希腊时期哲人对时间概念的探索使时间概念得以成型,特别是柏拉图、亚里士多德对时间的专门研究与表述为后世的奥古斯丁、康德、柏格森等哲人在研究视域及方法论上提供了重要启发。然而,对时间问题的思考并没终止,前人探索的不完善以及人类的现实困境都将使之不断延展,故理清古希腊时间概念的形成过程与历史影响具有重大的思想史意义。

Time is one of the basic issues throughout the history of philosophy.Different cognition of time brings about different outlooks of the world and the universe,thus constructing the basic starting point of philosophers,philosophical system and philosophical thoughts.The ancient Greek philosophers exploration of the concept of time shaped the concept of time,especially Plato and Aristotle s special study and expression of time,which provided important inspirations for later philosophers such as Augustine,Kant and Bergson in the fields of research and methodology.However,the thinking of time has not stopped.The imperfection of previous explorations and the real difficulties of human beings will push it to expand.Therefore,it is of great significance to clarify the formation process and historical influence of the concept of time in ancient Greece.