朝向人文主义的世界:段义孚的思想遗产

SEEKING THE WORLD OF HUMANISM:SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF YI-FU TUAN

作为西方地理学的重要流派,人文主义地理学在20世纪80年代后发展相对乏力,在中国相关研究则更为迟滞。缺乏人文主义也使现实世界陷入多重危机。2022年,人文主义地理学奠基者段义孚的逝世使我们思考其思想遗产的问题,在中国如何发扬和实践人文主义地理学变得尤其重要。无论对于学术、实践或生活,如何朝向人文主义已成为义孚之后的关键问题。本文通过重新梳理段义孚的学思历程及其与地方的关系,发现人文主义是学术与地方、自我与世界、思想与实践交互塑造的产物,它不仅是一种世界观,更是超越现实世界的探索与行动。朝向人文主义世界的主要路径在于构建真实自我与世界的关联,探寻地方价值与普世主义的平衡点,走出狭隘的学科本位主义以及超越凡俗生活的渴望与努力。

Humanistic geography is an important school of western geography,however it has been down since the 1980s.Moreover,the development of humanistic geography in China falls further behind than that in the Anglo-American academic circle.As one of founders of humanistic geography,Yi-Fu Tuan's thoughts also have triggered hot academic discussions especially after he passed away.It is necessary to reconsider how to inherit and practice his humanism thought which is extremely lacking in reality.How to act towards humanism has become the most crucial question in the post-Tuan era,both for academia and its practice,as well as the daily life of human beings.Yi-Fu Tuan's academic thinking and his place-based experiences are closely related to his sense of place.Through refreshing the interacting history of his academic thinking and place-based experiences,this paper reveals that humanism is the product of the interaction between"academia and place","self and world"and"thought and practice".Humanism is not only a worldview but also an exploration and action beyond daily life.Inspired by humanistic geography,there are four paths that can guide us to seek the world of humanism:reflecting self and world,balancing localism and universalism,breaking out of the narrow departmentalism and living transcendentally.Humanism is an essential course for human beings at both the practical and academic aspects,it has become a very important tradition in geography.Humanistic geography shows a kind of value,and more importantly,it provides us with a different path for practice.In the future,humanistic geography has great prospects for development.Chinese geographers should go deep into this field and stick to it because it is not only about our understanding of the dwelling world or nature,but also about our true understanding and positive action by ourselves in everyday life.