引頸企盼的思維者：關於人的意義的考察

Upward Looking Thinker: A Reflection on the Meaning of Man

本文旨在探討人的觀念、人的起源、人的發展、與人的意義。在「人的觀念」，介紹「人」這一觀念的字源學上的意義，以及相關的問題。在「人的起源」，分別就：（1）神話的起源，（2）聖經的教義，（3）自然科學的理論，（4）創造與演化之間的調和，討論問題。在「人的發展」，作者先介紹了「位格」這個詞的來源，它的哲學意義，以及在心理學的發展，及其與哲學理論的相關性。最後，在「人的意義」，主要根據德日進的觀念，闡述人的存在在大宇宙的意義，人的位格的重大意義。

This paper discusses the idea of man, the origin of man, the development of man, and the meaning of man. In the idea of man, the author tries to introduce the etymological meaning of the word “man” and to explain the problems about man. In the origin of man, the author discusses the problems from (1) mythological origin, (2) Biblical doctrine, (3) theory of natural science, and (4) the synthesis of creation and evolution. In the development of man, the author introduces the etymological meaning of the word “person” and its philosophical meaning, then its development in psychology and its relations with philosophical theories. Finally, in the meaning of man, the author concludes the article by the idea of Teilhard de Chardin to explain the meaning of human being in cosmos and the important meaning of human person.