后冷战时代我们为何阅读修昔底德?

在许多现代人看来,修昔底德的《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》记述的只是古希腊城邦之间一系列很微小的事件而已,并不能对当代世界的事务给予具体指导。而随着冷战的结束,修昔底德作为意识形态宣传符号的意义也下降了,但这反而给现代读者以重新审视其真正价值的机会。本文试图从理解修昔底德对"最伟大战争"的定义入手,来探讨修昔底德的阅读价值其实在于使读者更好地体认人类处境中可能遭遇到的种种苦难,并从他所思考的苦难和伟大之间的关系中受教。

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In the view of many moderns,Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War,which merely records a series of affairs on very small scales among the ancient Greek city-states,is not qualified to be a practical guide to the contemporary world.With the end of the Cold War,Thucydides has been less chosen as an image for ideological propaganda.However,this just provides modern reader an opportunity to rediscover the real value of Thucydides.This paper attempts to approach the problem from Thucydides definition of ...

Why to Read Thucydides in the Post-Cold War Era

In the view of many moderns,Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War,which merely records a series of affairs on very small scales among the ancient Greek city-states,is not qualified to be a practical guide to the contemporary world.With the end of the Cold War,Thucydides has been less chosen as an image for ideological propaganda.However,this just provides modern reader an opportunity to rediscover the real value of Thucydides.This paper attempts to approach the problem from Thucydides definition of ...