自然主义概念的哲学评析

亚里士多德和老子的自然哲学存在以下共同点:承认世界的客观实在性,主张对其经验的而非超验、先验的说明；从原始本性的角度考察人,并认为自然物自有其本性,是自足的；主张人对自然秩序的遵从,并从自然演变的角度解释社会和政治活动的起源.所以,尽管“自然主义”一词在哲学层面上并不具有十分明确的内涵,但对两人自然哲学的研究就为确定自然主义哲学概念的确切含义提供了基础.

Philosophical Analysis of the Concept of Naturalism

The concept of Naturalism doesn’t have explicit connotation on a philosophical level.So this article plans to define the meaning of Naturalism on the basis of the implication of "Nature" from Aristotle and Laozi and the academic history of Naturalism.The paper concludes that Naturalism acknowledges the objective substantiality of the world and an experiential explanation,investigates people depending on his original nature and advocates the compliance with natural order.Moreover,Naturalism explains the origin of society and political action from the natural evolution view.