Echoes of Tao: Taoist Thoughts and the Theory and Reality of the Anthropocene

Abstract

Abstract: The climate and ecological crisis in the Anthropocene have not only a technical, economic, and political dimension but also a cultural dimension. Starting with the concept of “minor Anthropocene,” this article analyzes how Taoist thought surpasses anthropocentrism and achieves a non-centric ecological philosophy. Pointing out that the Anthropocene literature represented by climate fiction embodies many core concepts of Taoist ecological thought, this article realizes that the ecological holism and non-centrism advocated by Taoism can help address the cultural crisis underlying the climate and ecological crisis.

Key words: Taoism, climate change, Anthropocene, the minor Anthropocene, cli-fi

摘要： 人类世中的气候和生态危机不只具有技术、经济和政治的维度,更是一场文化维度的危机。本文从"弱人类世"概念入手,分析道家思想是如何超越人类中心主义并最终达成一种非中心主义的生态哲学,指出以气候小说为代表的人类世文学体现了道家生态思想中的诸多核心观念,进而认识到道家所提倡的生态整体主义和无中心主义的生态文化可以帮助解决气候和生态危机底层的文化危机。

关键词: 道家思想, 气候变化, 人类世, 弱人类世, 气候小说

Hua Yuanyuan. Echoes of Tao: Taoist Thoughts and the Theory and Reality of the Anthropocene[J]. Comparative Literature in China, 2022, 0(3): 52-67.

华媛媛. 暗合“道”妙——道家思想与人类世的理论和现实相关性[J]. 中国比较文学, 2022, 0(3): 52-67.

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