记忆的幽灵及其挖掘

A Deep Digging on Ghost of Memory

记忆的幽灵具有在生与死、可见与不可见之间以及不可简约性、哀悼/债务等诸多特征;它不仅意味着德里达提到的死者形象,还包括生者记忆中那部分被隐藏、被埋葬或被压抑的记忆。因此,记忆的幽灵就是一种有待发掘的潜伏着的记忆,它需要一个由死到生的运动。通过探究记忆的幽灵,不仅可以更明确幽灵的时间意涵,还可以观察它的运动及其过程。如果关键记忆被压抑或被隐藏,于个人而言,可能会呈现一种精神疾病的状态;于政治而言,可能就是一种不成熟、有缺陷的政治。因此,释放被压抑的记忆,是个人和社会精神健全之路。可以说,记忆的幽灵内在于我们自身,同时也是文明/文化的一个镜像。

The ghost of memory has many characteristics,such as between“live and death”,“visible and invisible”,“irreducible”,mourning/debt;it not only means the image of the dead mentioned by Jacques Derrida,but also including the hidden,buried or suppressed memory of the living.Therefore,the ghost of memory is a hidden memory to be discovered,which requires a movement from death to live.By characterizing the ghost of memory,not only we can indicate the timeliness of the“ghost”,but also we can observe its movement and process.If the key memory is suppressed or hidden,for individual,it may present a state of mental illness;for politics,it may be an immature and defective politics.Therefore,the release of suppressed memories is the way to improve the spirit of individuals and society.It can be said that the ghost of memory lies within us,and it is also a mirror image of civilization/culture.