第 14 节
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津鸿一瞥 更新:2021-02-20 15:36 字数:9320
have。 Soc。 And a foolish man too? Cal。 Yes; certainly; but what is your drift? Soc。 Nothing particular; if you will only answer。 Cal。 Yes; I have。 Soc。 And did you ever see a sensible man rejoicing or sorrowing? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Which rejoice and sorrow most…the wise or the foolish? Cal。 They are much upon a par; I think; in that respect。 Soc。 Enough: And did you ever see a coward in battle? Cal。 To be sure。 Soc。 And which rejoiced most at the departure of the enemy; the coward or the brave? Cal。 I should say 〃most〃 of both; or at any rate; they rejoiced about equally。 Soc。 No matter; then the cowards; and not only the brave; rejoice? Cal。 Greatly。 Soc。 And the foolish; so it would seem? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 And are only the cowards pained at the approach of their enemies; or are the brave also pained? Cal。 Both are pained。 Soc。 And are they equally pained? Cal。 I should imagine that the cowards are more pained。 Soc。 And are they better pleased at the enemy's departure? Cal。 I dare say。 Soc。 Then are the foolish and the wise and the cowards and the brave all pleased and pained; as you were saying; in nearly equal degree; but are the cowards more pleased and pained than the brave? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 But surely the wise and brave are the good; and the foolish and the cowardly are the bad? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Then the good and the bad are pleased and pained in a nearly equal degree? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Then are the good and bad good and bad in a nearly equal degree; or have the bad the advantage both in good and evil? 'i。e。 in having more pleasure and more pain。' Cal I really do not know what you mean。 Soc。 Why; do you not remember saying that the good were good because good was present with them; and the evil because evil; and that pleasures were goods and pains evils? Cal。 Yes; I remember。 Soc。 And are not these pleasures or goods present to those who rejoice…if they do rejoice? Cal。 Certainly。 Soc。 Then those who rejoice are good when goods are present with them? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 And those who are in pain have evil or sorrow present with them? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 And would you still say that the evil are evil by reason of the presence of evil? Cal。 I should。 Soc。 Then those who rejoice are good; and those who are in pain evil? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 The degrees of good and evil vary with the degrees of pleasure and of pain? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Have the wise man and the fool; the brave and the coward; joy and pain in nearly equal degrees? or would you say that the coward has more? Cal。 I should say that he has。 Soc。 Help me then to draw out the conclusion which follows from our admissions; for it is good to repeat and review what is good twice and thrice over; as they say。 Both the wise man and the brave man we allow to be good? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 And the foolish man and the coward to be evil? Cal。 Certainly。 Soc。 And he who has joy is good? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 And he who is in pain is evil? Cal。 Certainly。 Soc。 The good and evil both have joy and pain; but; perhaps; the evil has more of them? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Then must we not infer; that the bad man is as good and bad as the good; or; perhaps; even better?…is not this a further inference which follows equally with the preceding from the assertion that the good and the pleasant are the same:…can this be denied; Callicles? Cal。 I have been listening and making admissions to you; Socrates; and I remark that if a person grants you anything in play; you; like a child; want to keep hold and will not give it back。 But do you really suppose that I or any other human being denies that some pleasures are good and others bad? Soc。 Alas; Callicles; how unfair you are! you certainly treat me as if I were a child; sometimes saying one thing; and then another; as if you were meaning to deceive me。 And yet I thought at first that you were my friend; and would not have deceived me if you could have helped。 But I see that I was mistaken; and now I suppose that I must make the best of a bad business; as they said of old; and take what I can get out of you。…Well; then; as I understand you to say; I may assume that some pleasures are good and others evil? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 The beneficial are good; and the hurtful are evil? Cal。 To be sure。 Soc。 And the beneficial are those which do some good; and the hurtful are those which do some evil? Cal。 Yes。 Soc。 Take; for example; the bodily pleasures of eating and drinking; which were just now mentioning…you mean to say that those which promote health; or any other bodily excellence; are good; and their opposites evil? Cal。 Certainly。 Soc。 And in the same way there are good pains and there are evil pains? Cal。 To be sure。 Soc。 And ought we not to choose and use the good pleasures and pains? Cal。 Certainly。 Soc。 But not the evil? Cal。 Clearly。 Soc。 Because; if you remember; Polus and I have agreed that all our actions are to be done for the sake of the good…and will you agree with us in saying; that the good is the end of all our actions; and that all our actions are to be done for the sake of the good; and not the good; for of them?…will you add a third vote to our two? Cal。 I will。 Soc。 Then pleasure; like everything else; is to be sought for the sake of that which is good; and not that which is good for the sake of pleasure? Cal。 To be sure。 Soc。 But can every man choose what pleasures are good and what are evil; or must he have art or knowledge of them in detail? Cal。 He must have art。 Soc。 Let me now remind you of what I was saying to Gorgias and Polus; I was saying; as you will not have forgotten; that there were some processes which aim only at pleasure; and know nothing of a better and worse; and there are other processes which know good and evil。 And I considered that cookery; which I do not call an art; but only an experience; was of the former class; which is concerned with pleasure; and that the art of medicine was of the class which is concerned with the good。 And now; by the god of friendship; I must beg you; Callicles; not to jest; or to imagine that I am jesting with you; do not answer at random and contrary to your real opinion…for you will observe that we are arguing about the way of human life; and to a man who has any sense at all; what question can be more serious than this?…whether he should follow after that way of life to which you exhort me; and act what you call the manly part of speaking in the assembly; and cultivating rhetoric; and engaging in public affairs; according to the principles now in vogue; or whether he should pursue the life of philosophy…and in what the latter way differs from the former。 But perhaps we had better first try to distinguish them; as I did before; and when we have come to an agreement that they are distinct; we may proceed to consider in what they differ from one another; and which of them we should choose。 Perhaps; however; you do not even now understand what I mean? Cal。 No; I do not。 Soc。 Then I will explain myself more clearly: seeing that you and I have agreed that there is such a thing as good; and that there is such a thing as pleasure; and that pleasure is not the same as good; and that the pursuit and process of acquisition of the one; that is pleasure; is different from the pursuit and process of acquisition of the other; which is good…I wish that you would tell me whether you agree with me thus far or not…do you agree? Cal。 I do。 Soc。 Then I will proceed; and ask whether you also agree with me; and whether you think that I spoke the truth when I further said to Gorgias and Polus that cookery in my opinion is only an experience; and not an art at all; and that whereas medicine is an art; and attends to the nature and constitution of the patient; and has principles of action and reason in each case; cookery in attending upon pleasure never regards either the nature or reason of that pleasure to which she devotes herself; but goes straight to her end; nor ever considers or calculates anything; but works by experience and routine; and just preserves the recollection of what she has usually done when producing pleasure。 And first; I would have you consider whether I have proved what I was saying; and then whether there are not other similar processes which have to do with the soul…some of them processes of art; making a provision for the soul's highest interest…others despising the interest; and; as in the previous case; considering only the pleasure of the soul; and how this may be acquired; but not considering what pleasures are good or bad; and having no other aim but to afford gratification; whether good or bad。 In my opinion; Callicles; there are such processes; and this is the sort of thing which I term flattery; whether concerned with the body or the soul; or whenever employed with a view to pleasure and without any consideration of good and evil。 And now I wish that you would tell me whether you agree with us in this notion; or whether you differ。 Cal。 I do not differ; on the contrary; I agree; for in that way I shall soonest bring the argument to an end; and shall oblige my friend Gorgias。 Soc。 And is this notion true of one soul; or of two or more? Cal。 Equally true of two or more。