摘要: 作为本雅明笔下重要概念之一,aura尽管有着清晰的浪漫主义定位,但在有关概念阐释的文章中几未出现。通过浪漫主义路径阐释aura面临两大问题,分别是aura背后本雅明的浪漫主义认识论模式不够辩证唯物,以及玄学思想与现代技术语境不适配。在浪漫主义路径下,aura表现了艺术作品作为有机体与人交互的效果,人通过与世界的有机联系来探索真理与认识历史的机制。本雅明通过在有机体中加入机械理性,认为人与世界的有机联系能够被理性把握。这使得本雅明的认识论成为一种“浪漫机械学”,并与黑格尔的辩证法具有内在一致性。同时,这种浪漫机械学暗合了浪漫主义在技术思想一脉中发展变化的思路,成为技术哲学的基础。最终,在浪漫主义路径中,aura展示出艺术对当下社会人类生存境遇的启示,即艺术实际展现了引领知识革命的可能性。
关键词:
本雅明,
aura,
有机体,
绝对,
浪漫机械学
Abstract: As one of the important concepts in Benjamin’s writing, although “aura” has a clear romantic positioning, it rarely appears in articles related to conceptual interpretation. Under the Romanticist path, “aura” portrays the effect of art as an organism interacting with humans, who explore the mechanisms of truth and understanding history by connecting with the organic world. Benjamin, however, reconstructs this model by incorporating a form of “mechanical rationality” into the organism, positing that this organic connection to the world can be rationally grasped. This transforms his epistemology into a “Romantic mechanology”, which in turn exhibits an internal consistency with Hegelian dialectics. Simultaneously, “Romantic mechanology” aligns with the developmental trajectory of Romanticism’s own strand of thought concerning technology, thereby serving as a foundation for a philosophy of technology. Ultimately, viewed through this Romanticist path, the “aura” reveals the profound implications of art for the human condition in contemporary society, suggesting that art possesses the potential to lead a revolution in knowledge.
Key words:
Walter Benjamin,
aura,
organism,
absolute,
Romantic mechanology
王楷文. 一种“浪漫机械学” ——浪漫主义路径下的本雅明“aura”概念[J]. 探索与争鸣, 2025(9): 155-163.
Wang Kaiwen. A “Romantic Mechanology”: Walter Benjamin’s Concept of “Aura” under the Romanticist Path[J]. Exploration and Free Views, 2025(9): 155-163.