沃格林对西方意识形态的反思

Voeglin’s Reflection on Western Ideology

沃格林对意识形态与知识扭曲的关系十分关注,认为二战前希特勒之所以能够上台,主要原因是当时德国知识界的精神氛围已经出问题,致使知识异化,最终导致德国时代精神整体败坏,这是典型社会无序的表现。如何防止知识异化为意识形态成为当代西方知识分子的使命。沃格林强烈的文明危机意识体现出西方知识分子对自身文明传统至深的关切,是知识分子反哺社会的一种方式,即以知识的力量来推动社会向健康方向发展。

Voegelin is deeply concerned about the relationship between ideology and knowledge distortion.He believes that the main reason why Hitler came to power before World War II was that the spiritual atmosphere of German intellectuals had gone wrong at that time,which led to the alienation of knowledge,and ultimately led to the overall deterioration of the spirit of the age in Germany.This is a typical manifestation of social disorder.How to prevent the alienation of knowledge into ideology has become the mission of contemporary Western intellectuals.Voegelin turns his eyes to the Greek classical period,hoping to find the right ideological resources.Voegelin’s strong crisis awareness reflects Western intellectuals’concern about civilized tradition.It is a way that intellectuals serve the society,namely,the power of wisdom can promote the society’s positive development.