论亚里士多德《物理学》中“时间”的结构性关系

The Dual Dimensions of the Concept of Time in Aristotle’s Physics

摘要: “时间”是亚里士多德《物理学》中讨论的重点。文章旨在考察亚里士多德时间概念在其“物理学”思想中蕴含的结构性关系。作为一种“运动–时间”，时间概念蕴含着“源初时间”与“描述时间”双重向度。前者作为时间描述所依赖的运动论模型，关涉空间的量与运动；较之于前者，后者则与灵魂和运动的量关联更为紧密。

Abstract: “Time” is the focus of discussion in Aristotle’s “Physics”. The purpose of this article is to examine the structural relationship contained in Aristotle’s concept of time in his “physical” thinking. As a kind of “movement-time”, the concept of time contains the dual dimensions of “original time” and “descriptive time”. The former, as the kinetic model on which time description relies, is related to the quantity and motion of space; compared to the former, the latter is more closely related to the soul and the quantity of motion.