这里的工作意在参照麦金太尔的实践概念对目的概念作出初步的界定。实践的核心是内在利益的概念。最根本的内在利益是对实践活动的目的(“卓越”)不断深入的领会,而这个目的(“卓越”)是能够在时间绵延中维持住自身意义的存在。实践与人生整体都是时间性的存在,在这个意义上两者具有可类比性。人生整体的目的也一定具有和实践目的类似的性质,即其意义在时间绵延中不会被消耗掉。 The work here is intended to make a preliminary definition of the concept of purpose with reference to McIntyre’s concept of practice. The core of practice is the concept of intrinsic interest. The fundamental intrinsic interest is to deepen the understanding of the purpose of practical activity (“excellence”), which is the existence that can maintain its meaning over time. Both practice and life are temporal in nature, in the sense that the two are analogical. The purpose of life as a whole must be of a similar nature to its practical purpose, meaning that its meaning will not be consumed over time.