《沉思录·卷十一·灵魂的属性》第28条

沉思录 · 第11卷 · 第28条

Consider what a man Socrates was when he dressed himself in a skin, after Xanthippe had taken his cloak and gone out, and what Socrates said to his friends who were ashamed of him and drew back from him when they saw him dressed thus.

注释摘要

这段轶事在《沉思录》里出现得特别突然,几乎像是一幅随手记下的素描。它所依赖的背景是流传很广的关于苏格拉底家庭生活的传说:苏格拉底的妻子珊提珀以脾气暴躁闻名。故事说,有一天珊提珀大概是跟苏格拉底大吵一架,她不仅自己气冲冲地出了门,还顺手把苏格拉底的外套给拿走了。这样一来,苏格拉底要出门就没法穿得体面了。他怎么办呢?他找了一块兽皮裹在身上,就这么走了出去。他的…