柏拉圖線喻中的認知對象問題
Other Title
The Problem of Objects of Cognition in Plato’s Analogy of the Line
Resource
臺大文史哲學報 60, 243 ~ 264
Journal
臺大文史哲學報,60
Pages
243-264
Date Issued
2004-04-14
Date
2004-04-14
Author(s)
何畫瑰
DOI
246246/2006121215550730
Abstract
This article takes the analogy of the Line in Plato’s Republic as an example, & deals with the relation between objects & cognitive status. In some important interpretations, scholars (e.g. Ludwig C. H. Chen & Julia Annas) attempt to assign four different objects to four sections of the Line. And, Chen further considers the ontological difference of objects as the basis of epistemology in the analogy of the Line. However, such an approach seems to be improper. For it is difficult to find a consistent assignment of objects for all sections of the Line, especially if we ignore how we reach each cognitive status (represented by each section of the Line). At the same time, it is possible to have the same objects for different cognitive status, & the middle two sections of the Line hold the same length. Thus, a neat ontological assignment of objects might be inconsistent with these two facts. However, if we distinguish the objects by the different methods by which we inquire them, all these troubles will be solved. Therefore, this article suggests that, instead of the ontological difference of objects, it is the different ways of inquiring objects that decide our cognitive status.
Subjects
Plato
the analogy of the Line
objects of cognition
knowledge
the Republic
Publisher
臺北市：臺大文史哲學報編輯委員會
Type
journal article
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