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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 11
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
Under this common-sense barbarian appreciation of worth or honour, the taking of life--the killing of formidable competitors, whether brute or human--is honourable in the highest degree. And this high office of slaughter, as an expression of the slayer's prepotence, casts a glamour of worth over every act of slaughter and over all the tools and accessories of the act. Arms are honourable, and the use of them, even in seeking the life of the meanest creatures of the fields, becomes a honorific employment. At the same time, employment in industry becomes correspondingly odious, and, in the common-sense apprehension, the handling of the tools and implements of industry falls beneath the dignity of able-bodied men. Labour becomes irksome.
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定位:Excerpt 11 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
在野蛮人看来,杀生——不管是杀野兽还是杀敌人——是最光荣的事。因为这说明你有力量、能制服对手。这种光荣感会蔓延到所有跟杀生有关的东西上:武器是光荣的,用武器打猎也是光荣的,哪怕打的是小动物。反过来,干农活、做手工就变得可耻,摆弄工具被认为不是体面男人该做的事。劳动因此变得令人厌烦。
上下文
凡勃伦分析掠夺文化中“杀生光荣、劳作可耻”的观念如何形成,并影响对劳动的态度。
今日一问
今天我们对“动手干活”和“动嘴指挥”的态度,是否还残留这种古老偏见?
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