埃利亚斯:文明发展进程中的情感研究

On Sentimental Civilization of Elias

埃利亚斯认为,社会的文明始于人们对情感的控制,西方社会文明的成熟过程,正是情感文明化的过程。情感文明化的发生存在着两个关键性的动力:专制主义国家的形成和社会职能的分工。情感的控制和调节在不同的社会以及社会的不同阶级有着不同的特点。情感的文明化通过区隔、分化而达到整合。正是在不同社会阶层的"上""下"之间的相互磨合、相互斗争中,理性化、文明化的社会被确立起来。埃利亚斯的情感学说可视为一种情感文明化的谱系学。

Elias holds that social cililization begins when people control their sentiments, so western social civilization is a process of sentimental civilization. Sentimental civilization derives from two key dynamics which can be called appearance of despotic nations and division of social functions. Characteristics of sentiment controlling and adjusting differs in different society and different social classes. Sentimental civilization comes to integration by derives discrimination and division. In the very mutual conflict between social stratum, rational and civilized society comes to be set up. Elia's theory of semtients could be considered as ancestry of sentimental civilization.