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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 133

托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资

The grave economic significance of the anthropomorphic habit of mind and of the addiction to devout observances must serve as apology for speaking further on a topic which it can not but be distasteful to discuss at all as an economic phenomenon in a community so devout as ours. Devout observances are of economic importance as an index of a concomitant variation of temperament, accompanying the predatory habit of mind and so indicating the presence of industrially disserviceable traits. They indicate the presence of a mental attitude which has a certain economic value of its own by virtue of its influence upon the industrial serviceability of the individual. But they are also of importance more directly, in modifying the economic activities of the community, especially as regards the distribution and consumption of goods.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/833
定位:Excerpt 133 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

凡勃伦说,把神想象成人的习惯和热衷宗教仪式,在经济上很重要,值得讨论。因为这种心态和掠夺性习惯相伴,表明一个人有不利于工业生产的特质。虔诚仪式本身有经济价值,它影响一个人是否适合工业服务。更直接的是,它改变社区的经济活动,尤其影响商品的分配和消费。所以,看一个人多虔诚,能推测他是否适应现代工业。

上下文

凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》讨论宗教虔诚与经济生活的关系,认为虔诚是掠夺性心态的指标。

今日一问

你身边有没有人因为太热衷仪式而耽误了实际生产?

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