人类文化思想史中的休闲——历史·文化·哲学的视角

The Evolution of Leisure: Historical Cutural and Philosophical Perspectives

休闲在人类文明进化的历史中具有重要的文化价值,是人类精神的一种境界。考察休闲研究兴起的社会背景和学术背景,我们可以看到人类"文化自觉"意识的觉醒。休闲研究(leisurestudies)的兴起,其实质是对人类前途命运的一种思考,是对现代人类文化精神和价值体系发生断裂的现状做某些补救工作的一种努力,是试图通过对休闲与人生价值的思索,重新厘清人的文化精神坐标,进而促进人类的自省———未来的路如何走?人生的意义和价值究竟是什么?更多的意义是让我们学会思索———如何"成为人",成为快乐、自由、富有创造力和具有追求真善美能力的人。休闲是人类先进文化的重要组成部分。

As a realm in the home of human spirit, leisure has been of important cultural value in the history of the progression of civilization. Investigating the social and intellectual backgrounds for the rise of leisure studes, we see the awakening of the 'cultural consciousness' of mankind. In essence, the rise of leisure studies represents a contemplation on the future destiny of mankind, an effort to repair the fracture in the cultural spirit and value system of modern man, and an attempt, by reflecting on leisure and life's values, to redefine the culturalspiritual coordinates for human existence an thus prompt us to look into ourselves and try to answer the important questions in life: What path are we to take in the future? What, in the end, is the meaning and worth of human life? More importantly, it demands that we learn to think how we can 'become human', become happy, free, and creative human beings with the capacity to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty.