效果、意义与生命——论德勒兹《意义的逻辑》中的事件理论

Effect,Sense and Life:On the Theory of Event in Deleuze's The Logic of Sense

“事件”是德勒兹思想中最重要的概念之一。在《意义的逻辑》中,德勒兹曾借助斯多亚主义的物理学、逻辑学和伦理学系统论述事件概念。首先,事件绝不是事实或事故,而是无形的效果和尚未现实化的事态;其次,事件是动词,是充满悖论的意义;最后,德勒兹认为要将生命把握为事件,人不应该是一个静态的物理实体,而是一系列变化与行动。更重要的是,事件不仅是一个理论对象,还是一种思想范式。在阿特里奇、罗纳、伊格尔顿等人的文学原理构建和文学批评操演中,事件理论不断与其他理论话语遭遇,已然成为一股极具启发性的文学批评思潮。

"Event"is one of the most crucial concepts in Deleuze's philosophy.In The Logic of Sense,Deleuze systematically explores the concept of event by drawing on the physics,logic,and ethics of Stoicism.Firstly,an event is obviously not a fact or accident,but an incorporeal effect and a non-actualized state of affairs.Secondly,an event is a verb and a sense full of paradoxes.Lastly,Deleuze argues that life should be seized as an event,and a person should not be seen as a static physical entity,but as a series of changes and actions.Importantly,an event is not only a theoretical subject but also a paradigm of thinking.In the construction of literary theory and the practice of literary criticism by Derek Attridge,Ilai Rowner,Terry Eagleton,and others,the theory of event continuously encounters with other theoretical discourses,thus becoming a highly inspiring trend of thought in literary criticism.