文学中的后现代伦理:晚期德里达、莫里森及其他

本文从后现代伦理的角度分析了托妮.莫里森的小说《宠儿》中塞丝杀婴行为所产生的伦理的悖论性,同时揭示了社群中所蕴涵和运作的矛盾结构,即晚期德里达所论述的免疫性与自身免疫性逻辑:每个社群在自我保护的同时,又在针对自身。这种结构存在于不同层面,美国的南北战争、黑人社群、塞丝同自己孩子的关系,甚至当前的反恐斗争都遵循这种逻辑。最后,本文指出,文学对于我们理解和把控当前世界局势的种种机制有着独特的优势和不可替代的作用。

Postmodern Ethics In Literature: Late Derrida, Morrison, And Others

Through analyzing Sethe's infanticide and its consequences,this paper tries to shed light on it from the perspective of postmodern ethics,revealing the aporetic structure working in it at the same time.This is what Derrida calls the immunity and auto-immunity logic,that is,in order to protect itself,the community often turns against itself at the same time.This paper goes on to show that this structure exists in all levels of the communities.The American society before the Civil War,the black community,Seths's relationship with her children,and even the anti-terrorist activities are also following this logic.In conclusion,the paper points out that literature is a helpful and indispensable way to understand the mechanisms that govern our present-day world.