摘要
人文主义是贯穿爱德华.萨义德批评理论的主线,也是他的终极批评旨归。萨义德反思并批判传统的人文主义,重新界定了人文主义的范围。然而,尽管萨义德倡导建立新的人文主义,但无法完全跳出传统人文主义的藩篱;虽然积极进行人文主义的批评尝试,却必须借助反人文主义的批评框架。因此,他的人文主义立场具有强烈的矛盾性。作为萨义德将自己的人文主义理想付诸批评实践的一次尝试,《东方学》典型地体现了这种矛盾性。
Humanism is Edward Said＇ s major and ultimate critical concern. Reconsidering and criticizing the traditional huamanism, Said redefines humanism＇ s range. However, despite his proposal for establishing a new paradigm of humanism, and his commitment to humanistic criticisms, Said cannot totally free himself from the shackle of the traditional humanism, and furthermore, has to refer to the antihumanistic critical framework. Therefore, Said＇ s humanistic stance is profoundly contradictory. As an example of Said＇ s application of his own humanistic ideal to critical practices, Orientalism is paradigmatic of the contradiction.
