论C.弗兰克对人道主义思想的梳理

On sifting of humanitarian thought by C. Frank

我国学界普遍认为西方的人道主义起源于文艺复兴时期,其实,人道主义的起源要早得多。俄国哲学家弗兰克最先指出,古希腊罗马是人道主义的故乡。同时,他对西方人道主义思想发展的脉络进行了梳理,理出了古希腊罗马的人道主义、基督教人道主义和世俗人道主义的线索,并对各种人道主义进行了深刻的分析和品评。尽管他本人推崇宗教人道主义,但他对人道主义思想的梳理仍具有重要学术价值。

It is generally thought in the Chinese academic field that humanitarianism in the western world can be traced back to the Renaissance period. In fact, the source of humanitarianism can be dated much earlier than this period. C. Frank, a Russian philosopher, was the foremost person who has attributed humanitarianism to Ancient Greece and Rome. Meanwhile, he had outlined the developmental line of the western humanitarianism respectively as humanitarianism in Ancient Greece and Rome, Christian humanitarianism, and secular humanitarianism. A review and analysis in depth of these varieties of humanitarianism can be found also in his study. In spite of overstatement of the religious humanitarianism, his classification of humanitarian varieties remains much valuable in an academic sense.