道德复杂性的隐喻形象

IF 0.8 2区 文学 0 LITERATURE New Literary History Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI:10.1353/nlh.2024.a932373
Marco Caracciolo
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摘要:如果说文学叙事作为一种实践非常适合捕捉复杂的道德情境,那么这在很大程度上要归功于文学(即叙事和文体)形式的作用。本文探讨了隐喻语言在文学作品中对道德复杂性所做的具体贡献。我将这种讨论与命题意义和分析哲学家提出的两难问题(如手推车问题)区分开来。相反,我借鉴隐喻理论,认为隐喻语言可以加深(并复杂化)读者对小说人物及其所处情境的理解,从而丰富文学作品的道德共鸣。这些隐喻人物探究了科拉-戴蒙德在 "现实的困难 "标题下捕捉到的经验。劳伦-格罗夫(Lauren Groff)的短篇小说《鲜花猎人》巧妙地运用了隐喻语言,概括了主人公在生态危机时期的生存和道德困境。
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Metaphorical Figures for Moral Complexity

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If literary narrative as a practice is well suited to capture morally complex situations, that is in large part due to the work of literary (that is, narrative and stylistic) form. This article examines the specific contribution that metaphorical language makes to the literary negotiation of moral complexity. The discussion is positioned vis-à-vis debates on the specific forms of moral knowledge that literature can provide, which I distinguish from both propositional meanings and the dilemmas entertained by analytic philosophers (for instance, the trolley problem). Instead, I draw on metaphor theory to suggest that metaphorical language can enrich the moral resonance of literature by deepening (and complicating) readers' engagement with fictional characters and the situations in which they are embedded. These metaphorical figures probe the experience captured by Cora Diamond under the rubric of the "difficulty of reality." This idea is illustrated through a close reading of Lauren Groff's short story "Flower Hunters," which skillfully orchestrates metaphorical language so as to encapsulate the protagonist's existential and moral impasse in times of ecological crisis.

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New Literary History
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期刊介绍: New Literary History focuses on questions of theory, method, interpretation, and literary history. Rather than espousing a single ideology or intellectual framework, it canvasses a wide range of scholarly concerns. By examining the bases of criticism, the journal provokes debate on the relations between literary and cultural texts and present needs. A major international forum for scholarly exchange, New Literary History has received six awards from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
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