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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 135

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

Beyond the priestly class, and ranged in an ascending hierarchy, ordinarily comes a superhuman vicarious leisure class of saints, angels, etc.--or their equivalents in the ethnic cults. These rise in grade, one above another, according to elaborate system of status. The principle of status runs through the entire hierarchical system, both visible and invisible. The good fame of these several orders of the supernatural hierarchy also commonly requires a certain tribute of vicarious consumption and vicarious leisure. In many cases they accordingly have devoted to their service sub-orders of attendants or dependents who perform a vicarious leisure for them, after much the same fashion as was found in an earlier chapter to be true of the dependent leisure class under the patriarchal system.

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定位:Excerpt 135 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

凡勃伦说,除祭司阶层外,通常还有超人的代劳有闲阶层,如圣人、天使等,按地位高低排列。地位原则贯穿整个等级体系,无论可见还是不可见。这些神灵等级也需要代劳消费和代劳闲暇的进贡。很多情况下,他们有下属侍从或依附者替他们执行代劳闲暇,就像父权制下依附的有闲阶层一样。

上下文

凡勃伦讨论宗教等级体系中的代劳闲暇,类比世俗的父权制依附关系。

今日一问

你所在的组织里,有没有人专门替上级“代劳”面子工程?

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