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我们对柏拉图之前的希腊情况知之甚少,然而公元前6世纪出现的一种特殊文学样式留下了宝贵的历史资料。在这个时期曾经有一些视野较为宽阔的关于宇宙及其起源的书籍问世,它们在特殊的环境中获得繁荣。这些书籍主要由两条支流——思想和文学汇集而成,它们超越了狭小的地域边界,广为流传的是:智慧的宣言和宇宙开创的神话。到目前为止,我们没有理由将希腊人——荷马,赫西俄德或俄耳甫斯神话的宇宙发生论从其东方副本(极相似的人或物)中分离出来。很明显,它们出自同一个家庭,而且有不少证据显示出前苏格拉底的哲学家们依然在步东方宇宙发生论的后尘。
Little is known about the Greek situation before Plato, but a special literary style that appeared in the 6th century BC left valuable historical data. During this period there have been a few more broad-based books on the universe and its origins that flourished in special circumstances. These books are mainly composed of two branches of thought and literature, which transcend the small geographical boundaries. What is widely circulated is the declaration of wisdom and the myth created by the universe. So far, we have no reason to separate the cosmology of the Greeks - Homer, Hersheid or Orpheus from their Eastern counterparts (very similar persons or things). Obviously, they come from the same family and there is much evidence that the former Socratic philosophers are still following the Oriental Cosmos.