“本雅明:朝向空间的缘在”:当哲学、文学、宗教三者交汇时——彼得·芬维斯访谈录

“Benjamin: Existence Toward Space”: A Confluence of Philosophy,Poetics and Messiah: An Interview with Peter Fenves

学界对本雅明思想的研究大多停留在后结构主义的"左"的文化批评家的描述。笔者结合彼得·芬维斯教授以本雅明《暴力批判》一文为核心脉络的德国哲学研究,对彼得·芬维斯教授进行了采访。这一访谈从本雅明美学观念的内在肌理出发,追溯本雅明思想中的关键概念"过渡"、"单行道"、"单子"、"假象"、"辩证形象"、"朝向空间的缘在"的思想渊源,历数本雅明与康德、莱布尼茨、荷尔德林、胡塞尔、海德格尔和德里达这些西方哲学和诗学的源流关系,呈现了本雅明思想中哲学、诗学和宗教三个维度之间的勾连映带。结合原文献和本雅明思想的诉求,笔者与彼得·芬维斯教授还探讨了西方近现代思想对中国易学、道家、禅宗思想的传播吸收,本雅明美学观念与中国古典艺术内在的对话关系。

Walter Benjamin was taken as a post-structuralist and a＂left＂cultural critic in Chinese academia since his thought was first introduced into China in 1980s. To trace back to the origin and formulation of Benjamin＇s aesthetics,an interview is conducted with Professor Peter Fenves,whose German literary and philosophical researches have been based on his explorations and explanations of Benjamin＇s＂Critique of Violence＂（ 1921）. The interview focuses on the source of his thought and its trajectory of development,discussing such philosophers and poets as Kant,Leibniz,Hlderlin,Husserl,Heidegger and Derrida who may have influenced Benjamin. In the interview,Professor Fenves explicates the core concepts such as＂transition＂,＂one-way street＂,＂monad＂,＂semblance＂,＂dialectical images＂and＂existence toward space＂and so on,and reveals the confluence of philosophy,poetics and messiah in Benjamin＇s thought. Besides,the interviewer and Professor Fenves have also discussed European assimilations of Chinese Daoism and demonstrated an internal dialogue between Benjamin＇s aesthetics and Chinese traditional art.