从西方中心主义到文化相对主义:厄尔·迈纳文学观要义

From Western Centralism to Cultural Relativism: the Essence of Earl Miner's View of Literature

厄尔·迈纳重释"比较",反思"西方(欧洲)中心主义"独断论,有助于改变西方单一诗学体系的弊端,也有利于不同文化体系的诗学比较交流。但却遭遇到文化相对主义的困局,或陷入否定一切的虚无主义。"不批判"的思维和手法为突破文化相对主义的困境提供了一条可能性出路,首先,比较的目的不是为了批判;其次,各民族的文化没有优劣之分;再次,各种文类之间亦没有优劣之分。

Earl Miner＇s re-interpretation of ＂comparison＂ and reflection upon the dogmatism of ＂western （European） centralism＂ help eliminate the drawbacks of the single poetics？system of the West, and promote comparison and exchange of poetics of different cultural systems. However, he got bogged down by cultural relativism, or plunged into the pitfall of nihilism which negates everything. The ＂non-judgmental＂ way of thinking and approaches provide a possibility of breaking the predicaments of cultural relativism. Firstly, the purpose of comparison is not to make judgments. Secondly, no ethnic culture is superior to the others. Thirdly, no genre is superior to the others.