《瓦尔登湖》的自然生态观解读

An Interpretation of Natural Ecological Views in Walden

梭罗的代表作《瓦尔登湖》堪称美国文学史上的经典之作,蕴含了丰富的生态意蕴。梭罗珍爱自然,敬畏生命,批判西方文明中人与自然对立的宇宙观,批判工业文明,质疑科技至上的发展观,倡导简单生活,提出了人类应当尊重自然、保护自然、回归自然并与自然和谐交融的自然生态思想。

The Thoreau＇s masterpiece Walden can be considered as the classic one in American literary history. It has rich ecological connotations. Its author loved nature and revered life. He criticized industrialized civilization and the western world view which opposes human against nature. He doubted development view which takes science and technology as the most important. He advocated the simple life and proposed the natural ecological thoughts that man should respect, protect, and re- turn to nature and exists with it harmoniously.