米利都学派的本原与中国“五行”思想比较

作为古希腊哲学的发源,米利都学派的本原思想实际上是在为思维寻求逻辑的开端,它以确定性和无限性为两大原则。通过假设、证明的方式将逻辑引入思想,为其后的本体论作了最初的铺垫,但运动始终是一个难题,正是在克服这个难题的过程中,思想得到提升并呈现为逻辑。中国古代的"五行"思想,以《洪范》篇和邹衍的思想为代表,"五行"主要不是指作为本原的"始基"和物质元素,而是事物在运动中呈现的德行,"五行"结成的关系之境替代了本体,并通过象征为万物编码,这种思想没有建立在始基之上,是对确定性的否定。

Comparison of the Primitive of Miletus School and Chinese "Five Elements" thinking

As the beginning of Ancient Greek Philosophy,actually the primitive thinking of Miletus school is seeking the beginning of logical for Thinking,It is based on the uncertainty and infinite for the two major principles.By the hypothetical way and proven way,it introduce the logic into thinking,Madding the initial paving the way for Its ontological thinking,but the movement is always a problem,in the process of overcoming this problem,thought would be enhanced and rendered as logic."Five Elements" in ancient China,It is represented by the book of Hong fan and Zou Yan’s ideas,"Five Elements" does not refer to as the "primordial"of the primitive and material elements,But the virtues embodied in the movement,the realm of the relationship forged by the "Five Elements"Replaced the ontology,by the symbol for all things coding,This thought is not built on top of the primordial,that is the negation of the certainty.