理解“奥斯维辛”:论沃格林与阿伦特之争

Understanding Auschwitz:On the Controversy between Voegelin and Arendt

20世纪50年代发生在沃格林与阿伦特之间这场由《极权主义的起源》所引发的争论,隐约地透露出日后双方思考的走向,并在各自的思想旨趣上推进了对极权主义问题的理解与反思。沃格林与阿伦特在极权主义的研究方法、人性问题以及现代性困境的根源上存在思想分歧。重启沃格林与阿伦特之争的价值就在于,挖掘时代危机背景下两种不同思考方式的碰撞。

The controversy between Voegelin and Arendt caused by The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1950s, vague- ly reveals their respective ideological directions afterwards, and promotes their understanding and reflection on to- talitarianism. The ideological differences between Voegelin and Arendt can be reflected on the research methods of totalitarian, the problem of human nature as well as the roots of the modernity predicament. The value of restart- ing the controversy between Voegelin and Arendt is exploring the collision of the different ways of thinking in the context of the modem crisis.