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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 153
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
By way of characterization of the Maecenas relation, it is to be noted that, considered externally, as an economic or industrial relation simply, it is a relation of status. The scholar under the patronage performs the duties of a learned life vicariously for his patron, to whom a certain repute inures after the manner of the good repute imputed to a master for whom any form of vicarious leisure is performed. It is also to be noted that, in point of historical fact, the furtherance of learning or the maintenance of scholarly activity through the Maecenas relation has most commonly been a furtherance of proficiency in classical lore or in the humanities. The knowledge tends to lower rather than to heighten the industrial efficiency of the community.
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定位:Excerpt 153 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
凡勃伦说,富人与学者的赞助关系,本质是一种身份关系。学者替赞助人“代做”学问,赞助人因此获得声望,就像主人因仆人的劳动而体面。历史上,这种赞助多支持古典学或人文学,这些知识往往降低而非提高社区的工业效率。所以,别把赞助学术想得太高尚,它常常是身份游戏。今天看捐赠,要分辨:是真心支持有用知识,还是花钱买文化光环?
上下文
凡勃伦继续剖析赞助关系,指出其本质是身份性的,且多支持古典学问。
今日一问
你能否分辨一次文化赞助背后,是实用目的还是身份炫耀?
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