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任何时代为“奢侈”正名都会激起一片哗然:显然,在任何时代,奢侈总是与道德上的不光彩如影随形,即便“奢侈”的确在某种程度上推动了某些技术革新、某些生产进步,但奢侈对道德规范的突破常常冲击了人类的伦理底线,就像伯纳德·曼德维尔《蜜蜂的寓言》那样遭到同时代的一片骂名。尽管如此,十八世纪那位伟大的哲学家大卫·休谟还是写下了为奢侈“正名”的文章,这“粗戾之音”吹响了消费社会的号角,让那“物质匮乏”的时代充满了创造的活力;
It is an uproar in any era that the “luxury” name is clear: It is clear that in any era, luxury is always associated with moral disgrace, even though “luxury” does promote some technological innovation to some degree , Some progress in production, but the luxury of a breakthrough in ethics often impact on the ethical bottom line of mankind, as Bernard Mandeville’s “Bee’s Fables” was the contemporary piece of infamy. Nevertheless, David Hume, the great philosopher of the eighteenth century, wrote an article entitled “Luxury”, “The Rough Voice,” sounded the horn of the consumer society, The era of “material deprivation” is full of creative vitality;