重与轻:论安·兰德的生命观

Heaviness and Lightness: A Discussion of Ayn Rand's View of Life

安·兰德的生命观建基在其客观主义哲学思想之上,主要包括生命与理性、生命与价值、生命与生存以及生命与死亡等四个方面的内容。兰德认为:生命就是理性,理性就是生命,生命的本质在于理性;生命本身就是一种价值,生命的价值在于创造;生存是生命的基础,生命的目的就是要实现更好的生存;人不应该将生命置于死亡的阴影之下,而是要无惧死亡,勇敢面对生命。兰德试图举重若轻,借助理性为生命的沉重找到一条轻便的出口,但是这样一个出口在现实中是否存在仍旧是一个疑问,这也是兰德的生命观仍需商榷之处。

Ayn Rand＇s view of life is based on her own philosophy- objectivism,emphasis on the relationships between life and reason,life and value,life and survival,as well as life and death. Rand thinks that life and reason is the same thing,and the essence of life is the reason; Highlights on the concept that life is as valuable as itself,and the value of life is creation; Holds a positive attitude to the idea that survival is the basis of life,and the purpose of life is to have a better survival; Advocates that we shouldn＇t put the life in the shadow of death,on the contrary,we should have no fear of death,brave to face the death. Rand tries to find an easy way of life,transfer life＇s heaviness to lightness by reason. Although having its unique and reasonable parts,it is still doubtable whether it could become true in real life,this is also the question that Rand＇s view of life needs to be discussed.