善与上帝在默多克小说《钟》里的博弈

On Go (o) d in Murdoch's The Bell

艾丽丝·默多克的哲学体系赋予善对其他概念的统治权,使之代替上帝成为朝圣的方向和对象,小说《钟》里宗教团体的溃散即明示上帝无法解决其信徒的问题。爱是善之本,自由的个体拥有了正确的爱才会走向善。默多克认为伟大的艺术反映现实,唤醒人们对善的渴望。《钟》作为艺术作品,通过双重意象的建构、音乐绘画的情节使命等手段给予读者善的启发。

In Iris Murdoch’s philosophy Good is given the sovereignty over other concepts and replaces God as the center of pilgrimage.The breakdown of the religious community shows the inability of God to solve problems of His followers and the replacement of the Old Bell by the new one indicates the replacement of God by Good in The Bell.On one’s way to Good,spiritually independent freedom is getting rid of chains of others and the society on the basis of self-knowledge.Love is the essence of Good.Free individuals with true love can move to Good. Murdoch believes that great art reveals reality and arouses the desire of Good.As a piece of artwork,The Bell inspires Good in various ways such as construction of dual images,the mission of music and paintings in developing stories.