《费多》中可感物与形式相似问题探析

On the Similarity between the Sensibilia and the Form in Phaedo

本文考察柏拉图在《费多》中关于无生命的可感物欲求与形式尽可能的相似这个比喻化说法的意义。不同于传统解释,可感物所体现的与形式的相似,是一种逻辑或者定义上的关联,而非在物理属性上两者有相似。而欲求相似这一表述,一方面表现了可感物性质与形式之间的差距;另一方面,我们却能通过可感物性质来考察可能会倾向或努力去获得形式的认知。

This paper examines the significance of Plato s metaphorical statement in Phaedo about the desire of the inanimate sensibilia and the form for the most possible similarity.Different from the traditional explanation,this paper proposes that the similarity between the form and the sensibilia is a logical or defined connection,rather than that in physical properties.On the one hand,the expression of desire for similarity shows the gap between the quality and form of the sensibilia;on the other hand,we can examine the possibility of acquiring formal cognition through the qualities of the sensibilia.