简析梭罗的跨文化比较思想

梭罗在其著作《在康科德和梅里马克河上的一周》(AWeekontheConcordandMerrimackRivers)中阐述了他对东西方哲学、东西方民族特性及不同民族神话联系的看法。从跨文化比较的角度分析 ,他的思想抓住了文化比较的实质 ,体现了文化相对主义和文化的生态平衡 ,与当代德国哲学家哈贝马斯的“沟通”理论有不谋而合之处 ,并对全球化和多元化的当代文化语境不无启示。

A brief analysis of Thoreau's reflections on intercultural comparison

In his first work, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Thoreau revealed his attitudes towards the differences of the oriental and occidental philosophies, the qualities of the oriental and occidental nationalities and the connection between mythologies in various cultures. Thoreau's reflection on intercultural comparison, which conveys the idea of relativism and cultural biological balance, shows his modernity. It is in consistent with Habermas' theory and enlightening to contemporary culture context of globalization and multiculturalism.