快乐之道的哲学解答  

Happiness Pills:Philosophy Versus the Chemical Solution

作　　者：彼特.拉伯 龚艳[2] 

机构地区：[1]菲莎河谷大学哲学系 [2]南京大学哲学系

出　　处：《南京大学学报（哲学．人文科学．社会科学）》2013年第1期130-140,共11页Journal of Nanjing University(Philosophy,Humanities and Social Sciences)

摘　　要：快乐是一种难以捉摸的主观性目标,虽然人们以各种方法去定义它,然而,快乐通常很难被找到,人们只能间接地获得它。在当代社会中,不快乐被视为一种可诊断的心智疾病。市场上有无数种药物,它们声称能够通过改变人脑的化学机制,以帮助人们减轻不快乐这个心智疾病。但是,由于快乐是一种心灵状态,使用抗抑郁药物把生物大脑当作靶子的疗法是无意义的。大脑是生物的,而心灵则是命题的,它包含信念、价值观以及假说,这些因素都有可能导致不快乐。因此,对不快乐的"治疗"必须从某种对心灵的治疗入手。从哲学咨询的情况来看,哲学已被证明是对心灵疾病的极好疗法。Happiness is an elusive subjective goal that is defined in many different ways.It is often difficult to find because it can only be achieved indirectly.In many contemporary societies unhappiness is regarded as a diagnosable mental illness.There are countless medications on the market that claim to help alleviate the mental illness of unhappiness by changing the chemistry of the brain.But because happiness is a state of mind,it is pointless to target the biological brain with anti-depressant medications.While the brain is biological,the mind is propositional,consisting of beliefs,values and assumptions.These can lead to unhappiness.Therefore the 'cure' for unhappiness must consist of some sort of therapy for the mind.Philosophy,in the form of philosophical counseling,has proven to be excellent 'therapy' for the mind.

关 键 词：哲学践行 哲学咨询 心智疾病 抑郁症 药物治疗 

分 类 号：B01[哲学宗教—哲学理论]