震惊·姿势·免疫:本雅明论“文明综合症”

Shock,Posture,Immunity:Benjamin on the“Civilization Syndrome”

本雅明认为现代社会患上了“文明综合症”,并将“文明综合症”视为人们遭遇震惊的后果,这使得作为由震惊体验而引发的身体姿势成为“文明综合症”的突出症候所在。“震惊的姿势”分为显性的身体颤动和隐性的惯常行为,二者都是非自然的姿势。“震惊的姿势”实际上是真正姿势的丧失。面对“文明综合症”,本雅明不仅深入揭示了现代社会中人的身体姿势所呈示出的身心困境,而且以其精准而独到的眼光发掘、展示了现代艺术中对病毒震惊具有抗体的“现代性英雄”图谱,并为现代文明发展之路开出了免疫学药方:以“姿势的震惊”对抗“震惊的姿势”。他对“姿势的震惊”的解放潜力的发掘,以及对权力和资本侵袭下“文明综合症”的形成之因和治愈之路的思考都有重要的理论意义和现实价值。

Benjamin believes that modern society suffers from“civilization syndrome”and sees“civilization syndrome”as a consequence of shock.This makes the posture of the body as a result of shock experience the prominent symptom of“civilization syndrome”.The shocked postures are classified as explicit body tremors and implicit habitual behaviors,both unnatural postures.The shocked posture is actually the loss of the true posture.In the face of“civilization syndrome”,Benjamin not only deeply reveals the physical and mental dilemma presented by human body posture in modern society,but also explores and displays the map of“modern heroes”who are resistant to virus shock in modern art with his precise and unique vision,and provides immunological medicine for the development of modern civilization:postural shock against shocked posture.His exploration of the liberating potential of“postural shock”and his reflections on the cause of the formation and the cure of“civilization syndrome”under the invasion of power and capital have important theoretical significance and practical value.