萧伯纳的创造进化论

The Creative Evolution Theory of George Bernard Shaw

创造进化论是萧伯纳思想的基础之一 ,体现在其大量的文学作品和政论文之中。萧伯纳认为 ,目前的人类将会逐步进化成为超人 ,而超人将能够解决目前人类自身无力解决的社会问题和自身弊端。在超人的产生过程中 ,女性发挥着比男性更加重要的作用。该文探索了萧伯纳的创造进化论 ,分析了该理论产生的根源及其在妇女与家庭观念中的体现。

This paper gives a brief account of the Creative Evolution theory of George Bernard Shaw, the causes of this theory being explained. The theory has been reflected in his political and literary works. According to the theory, there is a mysterious life force that urges all of the living things in the universe to advance forward so that they can reach a lofty goal, and men will eventually evolve into supermen, who will be able to solve many social problems beyond man's ability. In this evolution, women will play a more important role than men, and the former are more active in sexual activities than the latter, because they are the tools of the life force in the creation of supermen. Shaw believes that the present marriage system is an obstacle to the coming into being of supermen and it should be abolished.