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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 64

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

The same variation in matters of taste, from one class of society to another, is visible also as regards many other kinds of consumable goods, as, for example, is the case with furniture, houses, parks, and gardens. This diversity of views as to what is beautiful in these various classes of goods is not a diversity of the norm according to which the unsophisticated sense of the beautiful works. It is not a constitutional difference of endowments in the aesthetic respect, but rather a difference in the code of reputability which specifies what objects properly lie within the scope of honorific consumption for the class to which the critic belongs. It is a difference in the traditions of propriety with respect to the kinds of things which may, without derogation to the consumer, be consumed under the head of objects of taste and art. With a certain allowance for variations to be accounted for on other grounds, these traditions are determined, more or less rigidly, by the pecuniary plane of life of the class.

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定位:Excerpt 64 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

凡勃伦说,不同阶级对家具、房屋、公园、花园等物品的审美差异,并不是因为天生美感不同,而是因为各自所属阶级的“体面准则”不同。每个阶级都有自己关于“什么算有品位的消费”的传统,这些传统大体由该阶级的经济水平决定。所以,审美分歧背后往往是金钱等级在起作用,而不是审美能力本身有高下。

上下文

凡勃伦解释不同阶级审美差异的根源在于金钱体面标准,而非天生审美能力不同。

今日一问

当你觉得别人的品味“土”时,是否想过这可能是阶级体面标准在作祟?

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