Romantic reflections on the modern ecological crisis
August 30, 2023 14:29 Source: "Chinese Social Sciences Journal" Issue 2724, August 30, 2023 Author: Luo Jiu

German Romanticism was an important ideological and cultural movement that emerged in Europe at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century。Early romantics were keenly aware of the continuing alienation and opposition between modern humans and bet365 premier league odds,Their rationalist metaphysics of anthropocentrism、Modern scientific concepts and research methods,And a holistic critique of the capitalist commodity economy,Profoundly reveals or foresees the inner roots of the modern ecological crisis。Early romantics represented by Novalis tried to reawaken a kind of emotion、The image of living bet365 premier league odds centered on spiritual and concrete perceptual existence,To replace Enlightenment rationality and modern science's commitment to a purely quantifiable view of bet365 premier league odds、Excludes all perceptual existence、Concern for certain rational knowledge;Replace rational analysis and reasoning with poetic speech,Transform the repressive relationship between the subject and the object that exists between man and bet365 premier league odds into an equal "I-you" relationship,Recovering bet365 premier league odds as spontaneous、Active、The status of the creative subject。

  Anthropocentric philosophy and the death of bet365 premier league odds

Early romantics regarded the subjectivist philosophy represented by Fichte as the ideological root of the modern ecological crisis。In Fichte’s Knowledge,The distinction between "self" and "not-self" constitutes a basic binary distinction。For Fichte,The essence of self is action,Actions are guided by reason and will,Not that I lack any substantive provisions,The existence of non-self or "not-I am not-I" can only be understood completely as the counter-setting of "I am myself"。Therefore,Not-self has no reality,The self sets the non-self and the unity of the non-self and the self through an eternal effort,Thus proving the absoluteness of self itself。No matter what I am not,It is just the result of self-action。Fichte believes,The ultimate task of the self is through practical action,Unify the non-self with the self to a greater extent。Therefore,It is a direct result of Fichte’s philosophical system that the self should dominate the non-self。This perspective has far-reaching theoretical and practical significance for the relationship between man and bet365 premier league odds。

According to Fichte’s idea,bet365 premier league odds is nothing but non-self,It is a counter-setting that relies on self-setting。bet365 premier league odds can only be regarded as a passive object fundamentally dependent on human self-consciousness。It is impossible to be aware of oneself in bet365 premier league odds,bet365 premier league odds itself cannot have any form of spontaneity。This understanding of bet365 premier league odds applies to inanimate bet365 premier league odds,Also applicable to animals and plants,Applies even to persons themselves with physical and material elements。This attitude towards bet365 premier league odds has been proposed as early as Francis Bacon,And Fichte’s theory of self-consciousness makes bet365 premier league odds completely ontologically a vassal of the self。

Fichte’s views embody modern science、The philosophical roots of the distinct anthropocentric stance expressed in technological and economic processes。Although in many ways,The German romantics absorbed many important ideas from Fichte’s knowledge,But they all criticized his understanding of bet365 premier league odds。For example,Schelling once said this when thinking about Fichte’s philosophy,“All modern philosophy proceeds as if bet365 premier league odds did not exist”。In Schelling’s opinion,Fichte’s philosophy of knowledge is like most rationalism and subjectivity philosophy since Descartes,bet365 premier league odds cannot be viewed as an independent entity,Abolition of the ontological status of bet365 premier league odds even more thoroughly than Descartes。novalis also realizes,As long as bet365 premier league odds is regarded as not myself,The vitality of bet365 premier league odds itself and its independence cannot be fully understood,Even be devastated by theoretical and practical projects based on the principle of modern subjectivity。This is especially reflected in Novalis’s criticism of modern science: “Friendly bet365 premier league odds dies at the hands of natural scientists,All that is left is lifeless、Twitching wreckage。”

In a different metaphor,Novalis compared bet365 premier league odds as the object of scientific research to a "petrified and enchanted city"。Therefore,Science cannot make any adequate assertions about bet365 premier league odds。The object of this assertion is not bet365 premier league odds itself,But bet365 premier league odds in a state of petrification and death。Novalis said: "All efforts to pursue truth only lead further and further away from naturalness in lectures and conversations about bet365 premier league odds。”The problem with all speech and dialogue about bet365 premier league odds is that it is about bet365 premier league odds,And bet365 premier league odds itself has no language,Nor participate in this kind of dialogue。Once we talk about bet365 premier league odds,It no longer exists as bet365 premier league odds,But only as an object of human consciousness,It is a rational concept、Objects reinterpreted and constructed by the language of propositions and mathematics。

 Poetry and the inner life of bet365 premier league odds

The philosophical tradition of subjectivity uses self and other、Separate categories such as self and non-self are used to describe the difference between spirit and bet365 premier league odds。Although Novalis adopts these categories,But change their meaning in a dynamic interactive relationship: a self-aware human being must be seen as both a self,Also regarded as the other;And bet365 premier league odds must be seen both as the other,Also regarded as self。This means in particular that the concept of spirit is not just reserved for humans,Spirit also applies to bet365 premier league odds。bet365 premier league odds is the same as humans,All are active、Spontaneous、The spiritual aspect of self-organization。This view of restoring the substantiality and inner vitality of bet365 premier league odds itself makes the mind and matter、The unity of spirit and bet365 premier league odds becomes possible。Therefore,novalis refuses to understand bet365 premier league odds as non-self like Fichte。If bet365 premier league odds were alive、Active existence,That is, an actor or "I" in a certain sense,Then we cannot transform bet365 premier league odds into a "not-self" that is infinitely different from "self" like Fichte did,Rather, bet365 premier league odds must be transformed into a "you" with which we can be in dialogue and respond to each other,Thus we can feel "at home" in bet365 premier league odds。“Humanity does not speak alone—the universe speaks too—everything speaks—infinite language。”

、Diverse、The ever-changing natural tendency to separate,Use purely rational language to speak of bet365 premier league odds,Thus making bet365 premier league odds a silent other。novalis thinks,Philosophers and scientists are incapable of hearing what bet365 premier league odds has to say,Because they do not regard bet365 premier league odds as an equally self-aware subject、An equal interlocutor,But as a completely unconscious and inert material world of life、An object completely controlled by the subject;Only poets have the ability to overcome this separation。In Novalis’ opinion,One of the characteristics of the poet is that his love for bet365 premier league odds gives bet365 premier league odds more spirituality: "Who wants to truly understand the mood of bet365 premier league odds,Whoever must stay with the poet。There,bet365 premier league odds opens her heart,Pour out her wonderful heart。But,Who doesn’t love bet365 premier league odds from the bottom of his heart,Just marveling at one part or another of bet365 premier league odds,And intend to gain experience from it,He can only visit her hospital room or her bones repository。”

To Novalis,A true poet is not only,In other words, it does not mainly refer to the creator of a specific genre of literary works。The main characteristics of a poet are,He has the ability to discover bet365 premier league odds,This seemingly unconscious other is actually the “you” corresponding to “I”,That is, another living being、Conscious subject。This complete acknowledgment of bet365 premier league odds as "you" means love for bet365 premier league odds,That is, another living creature was discovered in bet365 premier league odds、A self that I can empathize with。In a sense,The mystery of love is that it does not try to decide the other person,But accept the other party’s indefinability,Accept the other party’s own development。

According to Novalis,Unlike science, which solidifies bet365 premier league odds into rational certainty when pursuing rational understanding of bet365 premier league odds,Poets can follow what is natural and cannot be determined by reason、Uncertain、Fluid and changing movement。Not only that,Poets also have unique creativity。In this creativity,He demonstrates his inner connection with bet365 premier league odds。Because in the poet’s experience,bet365 premier league odds is inherently creative in its own right。The soul of a poet is more sensitive than that of a natural scientist,More emotions,More imaginative,He understands natural phenomena in the irreducible and irreducible integrity of bet365 premier league odds,He is able to express that bet365 premier league odds itself is trying to appear to us in some irrational form,The truth that is dispelled and covered up by rational thinking。

The poetic speech of bet365 premier league odds is listening to the words of bet365 premier league odds itself,And in this poetic speech,The poet uses bet365 premier league odds as another self、Looking at it as a "you";The poet admits that bet365 premier league odds has an independence that cannot be determined by our rational thinking,Even willingly giving up one’s own independence in listening to bet365 premier league odds,And this relationship between man and bet365 premier league odds,The perfect form of respect and compassion for bet365 premier league odds is "love"。In the Novalis sense,Love is not just an emotion that exists between people;In love,People see humanity in bet365 premier league odds,Also aware of the inseparable unity of human bet365 premier league odds and bet365 premier league odds。In dialogue with bet365 premier league odds,Human beings regard all their activities as expressions of natural creativity。Therefore,The poetry created by human beings is superficially different from the creativity of bet365 premier league odds,But in a sense it can be seen as an expression of bet365 premier league odds itself,It is the revelation or re-creation of the truth of bet365 premier league odds itself。

To Novalis,Poetry is the link between man and bet365 premier league odds。Through this concept,novalis expresses his views on man’s place in the universe: to truly be human、Becoming a spiritual being with self-awareness does not mean opposition to bet365 premier league odds and domination of bet365 premier league odds,But listen to the language of bet365 premier league odds in poetic speech,Restore a universal harmony broken by reflective philosophical and scientific explanations of subjectivity: "Poetry elevates each individual thing by bringing it into specific union with the rest of the whole - if philosophy first prepared the world by its legislation for the positive influence of ideas,Then,Poetry can be said to be the key to philosophy,It is the purpose and meaning of the world;Because poetry shapes a beautiful society—the world family—the beautiful home of the universe。”By reintegrating the idea of ​​human beings as “natural beings” with an idea of ​​unlimited active creativity,Romanticists rejected the Enlightenment’s assertion of human dominance over bet365 premier league odds。

  Modern Economy and Ecological Crisis

A key point in the relationship between man and bet365 premier league odds is how human economic behaviors and attitudes consider or affect bet365 premier league odds。Novalis is very aware of the importance of this practical issue。Novalis is not a supporter of the feudal small-scale peasant economy and the guild system;Opposite,He fully realized the creativity of modern commodity economy and its positive role in promoting the formation of human community: "The spirit of business is the spirit of the world。This is the most brilliant spirit among them。It makes everything work,And tie everything together。It evokes countries and cities、National and artistic works。It is the spirit of culture,It is the completion of human beings。”Whenever goods are invented and produced,The economy becomes an expression of human creativity。As long as economic activity requires bargaining and trade,It is the means and reasons for communication,It is a way to approach and communicate with others。When economic relations between men and between men and bet365 premier league odds are governed by a spirit of mutual need and community love,Such a poetic economy will make the harmony between economy and bet365 premier league odds possible,And the entire economic process will become an expression of the creativity of bet365 premier league odds itself。

However,novalis clearly realizes,The greedy human bet365 premier league odds implicit or presupposed in the actual capitalist economic behavior、The concept of private property and the basic tendency of self-interest,Completely incompatible with poetic economy。It hinders the perfection of human beings and society,Making it difficult for humans to find a way to live in harmony with bet365 premier league odds,Becoming an important source of modern ecological crisis。

Novalis showed in his novel "Heinrich von Ofterdingen" how the harmonious order of the world was destroyed by greed。If a person is ruled by greed,He will stand outside all harmony,Conflict with love and poetic life。In addition,In Novalis’ opinion,The concept of private property leads to a disregard for bet365 premier league odds,And ultimately lead to the destruction of the possessor himself: "bet365 premier league odds does not want to be monopolized by one person。As property,bet365 premier league odds becomes an evil poison,Drive away the tranquility,Gives those who possess wealth a destructive lust for power over all things,Brings an endless series of worries and wild passions。Therefore,bet365 premier league odds secretly destroys the owner’s land,Make it collapse quickly and bury him,So she can pass from one hand to the other,Thus gradually satisfying her tendency to belong to everyone。”

Novalis’s critical view of private property stems from his philosophical thought,That is, bet365 premier league odds is understood as "you"。“You” as another living “self” cannot be possessed as property,But when modern people impose the concept of property rights on bet365 premier league odds,bet365 premier league odds has indeed become something that can only be described by human reason、The "not-self" of calculation and control。Your natural need to be respected and recognized as "you",The perfect form of this respect and recognition is love。For Novalis,Ideal society and perfect harmony between humans and bet365 premier league odds,It is based on the concept of love。Obviously,The opposite of love is pure self-interest。Self-interest and poetic economy are incompatible。However,In the era of Novalis,Self-interest is increasingly regarded as the starting point and essence of all economic behavior。In fact,Self-interest has become one of the foundations of modern Western economy and modern economic thought。

Although the modern economy seems to be highly creative in terms of invention and production,But it cannot be called a poetic economy in the Novalis sense。Its creativity without respect and recognition of bet365 premier league odds,It is not combined with a love of bet365 premier league odds。It is not treating bet365 premier league odds as a "you",But as a "not me"。Therefore,From Novalis’ perspective,This form of creation does not lead to the fusion of humans and bet365 premier league odds,It leads to disregard and oppression of bet365 premier league odds。The basis of modern economic production is not to love bet365 premier league odds and be bet365 premier league odds-oriented,But it is oriented towards self-interest and maximization of profits。Therefore,Humanity is lost in the endless and meaningless consumption of bet365 premier league odds、Expand production、Among the progressive compulsions to increase income。For that matter,The foundation of modern capitalist commodity economy itself forms part of the problem of modern ecological crisis。

The development of modern technology and capitalism has caused irreversible damage to bet365 premier league odds,The resulting ecological crisis is becoming increasingly serious,The philosophical reflection of German Romanticism has increasingly acquired practical significance that cannot be ignored。Novalis’s romantic reflection on the modern ecological crisis is not nostalgic or utopian。Opposite,He fully realizes the rationality and reality of the development of modern science and commodity economy,And attempts to criticize its metaphysical foundation,Revealing the inner vitality of human bet365 premier league odds and bet365 premier league odds itself that has been obscured and distorted by the rational models of modern science and economics,This provides a unique and thought-provoking insight into the root causes of the modern ecological crisis and its solutions。

 (The author is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology)

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