伽缪与《红楼梦》

现代西方哲学家伽缪站在存在主义的立场认为,世界是荒谬的,人面对着荒谬感有三种不同的反应。他的这种哲学思想既体现在其哲学作品中,亦是其文学著作的主题思想。中国清代文学家曹雪芹所著《红楼梦》是一部在世界上都有巨大影响的文学巨著,其中包含丰富的哲学思想。本文试对伽缪与曹雪芹作了一些粗浅的比较。

Jiamiao and A Dream of Red Chamber

Albert Camus,on existentialist ground,thought that the world was absurd.Facing the absurdity of the world,human being had three different reactions.His existentialist thoughts were presented not only in his philosophical books but also in his literary works.A Dream of Red Mansion,written by Cao Xueqin,who was a great man of letters during the Qing dynasty of China,is rich in philosophical thoughts.This essay makes a try to compare Camus with Cao Xueqin roughly.