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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 27
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
In making use of the term "invidious", it may perhaps be unnecessary to remark, there is no intention to extol or depreciate, or to commend or deplore any of the phenomena which the word is used to characterise. The term is used in a technical sense as describing a comparison of persons with a view to rating and grading them in respect of relative worth or value--in an aesthetic or moral sense--and so awarding and defining the relative degrees of complacency with which they may legitimately be contemplated by themselves and by others. An invidious comparison is a process of valuation of persons in respect of worth.
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定位:Excerpt 27 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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这里用“invidious”(攀比的、歧视性的)这个词,不是要褒贬任何现象,而是技术性用法。它指人与人之间进行比较,按相对价值(审美或道德上)给人评级打分,从而确定彼此该受到多少尊重。简单说,攀比比较就是对人进行价值评判的过程。理解这一点,就能看清很多社会行为背后的逻辑:我们不仅在比东西,也在通过东西比人。
上下文
凡勃伦在《有闲阶级论》中定义“invidious comparison”这一核心概念,强调其价值评判含义。
今日一问
你平时会不会不自觉地根据别人的消费或职业来评判他的价值?
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