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中間性
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歷史的註腳：神話與煉金術 |
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在全世界，從古至今人們就知曉了中間性並進行了評述，可是，不同的文化卻以非常不同的方式來對待它。不同的文化不僅用不同的術語來描述中間性，而且也提煉出不同的概念來解釋它。既然解釋中間性的某些概念在西方哲學和藝術的歷史中已經起了舉足輕重的作用，我們不妨在此添注兩例註腳： 1. 在許多有關創世紀的古代神話中，在古典史詩裏，甚至在哲學辯論中都出現了雙性人。在此，我們只是追憶人們熟知的古希臘歷史中的事例。
2. 合陰陽(“雌雄同體，hermaphroditism”)在中世紀的煉金術中也是一個基本的概念。太陽(金色、陽性)和月亮(銀色、陰性)的符號通常被整合在一起，形成了一個新的盡善盡美的雙性符號。在此，我們僅提供某些很基本的背景知識。
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Intersexuality - Introduction |
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Historical Footnotes: Mythology and Alchemy |
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Intersexuality has been known and observed since ancient times all over the world, but different cutures have dealt with it very differently. They not only used different terms to describe it, but also developed different concepts to explain it. Since some of these concepts have played an important role in the history of Western philosophy and art, we are adding here two footnotes: 1. Double-sexed persons appear in many ancient myths about the creation of the world, in classical epics, and even in philosophical discussions. Here, we reproduce only one well-known example from ancient Greece.
2. Combining male and female elements (“hermaphroditism”) was also an essential concept in medieval alchemy. The symbols of the sun (gold, male) and the moon (silver, female) were often joined to form a new double-sexed symbol of perfection. Here we provide only some very basic background information.
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