摘要
通过刻画诉诸宗教与直面痛苦两种拯救方式,小说《钟》揭示了“后基督”时代的个体已然无法诉诸传统的基督教信仰寻求拯救,而只有体验痛苦的现实,个体才能摆脱无序的存在。《钟》呈现的拯救思想演绎了默多克对战后陷入困境的个体应如何实现拯救的哲学思考。在默多克看来,陷入困境的个体不应逃离痛苦的现实,转向自身之外寻求拯救。相反,个体应接近和体验痛苦的现实,并通过公正地关注自身及其与现实世界的关系实现拯救。
By depicting characters'attempt to seek salvation through religion and facing painful reality respectively,The Bell reveals that the individuals of post-Christian society can no longer achieve salvation by resorting to traditional Christianity.On the contrary,their salvation lies in facing and experiencing the painful reality.The idea of salvation represented by The Bell echoes Murdoch's thinking over salvation in her philosophical writings.For Murdoch,the individuals whose being encounters predicament should not escape from painful reality and turn to seek salvation by transcending the world where they live.Rather,they should approach and experience the painful reality and try to seek salvation by giving a just attention to themselves and their relationship with the reality outside themselves.
基金
江苏省社科基金项目“艾丽丝·默多克小说中的拯救思想研究”(编号:18WWC003)
南京农业大学育才项目“艾丽丝·默多克的‘灵性’思想研究”(编号:SKYC2019020)阶段性成果。
