摘要
巴西尔在《创世六日》的《布道书》中对动物的讨论通常仅被视为轶事汇编和对读者的道德教训。与这种刻板印象不同,本文将论证巴西尔对动物的讨论与同时代哲学及此前的犹太教和基督教传统间的紧密联系。利用柏拉图主义者和斯多亚学派之间关于动物理智的辩论,本文将展示巴西尔如何运用斯多亚学派的语言和框架来解释动物性,以反对柏拉图的观点,同时借鉴基督教的创造神学。本文将进一步表明,巴西尔对动物性的理解是由斐洛和奥利金塑造的。然而巴西尔通过修改斯多亚学派关于动物性的学说,与此二者区别开来,这或可以证明早期基督教对动物的友好程度比通常认为的要好得多。
Basil's discussion of animals in his Homiliae in hexaemeron has been treated as a mere compilation of anecdotes and moral lessons for his readers.Beyond this stereotype,this lecture will argue for a strong association among Basil's discussion on animals,the philosophy of his time,and Jewish and Christian traditions before him.In light of the debate on animal intelligence between the Platonists and the Stoics,I will demonstrate how Basil has deployed Stoic language and framework to interpret the animality against the Platonic view,while simultaneously drawing upon the Christian creation theology.This lecture will further suggest that Basil's understanding of animality has been shaped by Philo and Origen.However,Basil has departed from these two predecessors by a modified Stoic position on animality,which testifies to an Early Christianity considerably more friendly towards animals than has been commonly perceived.
出处
《伦理学术》
2024年第1期135-145,共11页
Academia Ethica
