斐奇诺论忧郁

在中世纪基督教伦理观念统治之下,忧郁被视为是一种罪恶,患者常常遭受到不公正的待遇。但是到了文艺复兴时期,人们重新发现了古希腊人对忧郁症的理性认识,把忧郁视为是由黑胆汁引起的一种身体疾病,并且与天才的特殊才能密切相关。意大利人文主义者马奇里奥.斐奇诺在古希腊柏拉图与亚里士多德忧郁观念的基础上,加上中世纪流行的占星学说,塑造了忧郁天才的浪漫概念,揭示出了忧郁的理智力量。

On Ficino's Theory on Melancholy

Ruled by the medieval Christian ethics, melancholy was regarded as a sin, and patients were often subjected to unfair treatment. But when it came to the Renaissance, people rediscovered the ancient Greeks＇ rational understanding of melancholy, which was regarded as a physical illness caused by black bile, and was closely related to the special talents of the genius. The Italian humanist Marsilio Ficino created the concept of romantic melancholy genius and revealed the intellectual force of melancholy, based on ancient Greek Plato＇ s and Aristotle＇ s melancholy concepts and the medieval doctrine of popular astrology.