美国开国先辈对“美洲退化论”的反驳及其意义

发布时间：2018-06-09 23:26

本文选题：美洲退化论 + 布丰　；参考：《世界历史》2017年01期

【摘要】：在欧洲中心主义居于主导地位的启蒙时代,布丰等人阐发的"美洲退化论"可谓独树一帜,影响广泛。这对宣称承担着上帝赋予之特殊使命的美国人来说,简直就是一种蔑视或侮辱。领导这个新国家的开国先辈自然不会对这种"荒唐"理论的存在熟视无睹,任其四处传播,必然愤而反击,一洗布丰等人强加给美洲大陆的不实之词。他们对这种理论反驳的结果无疑加强了由移民组成的这个新国家的凝聚力,让美国人对它的发展前景充满足够的自信,也有效地改变了欧洲人脑海中美洲或美国的负面形象,在形成美国国家意识上起到很大的促进作用。
[Abstract]:In the enlightening era when European centralism was dominant, the theory of American degradation, which was elucidated by Buffon and others, was unique and had a wide range of influences. It was an affront or insult to an American who claimed a special mission from God. The founding fathers who led the new country would naturally not turn a blind eye to the existence of this "absurd" theory, let it spread everywhere, must fight back, and wash out the false words imposed on the American continent by the likes of Buffon. The result of their refutation of this theory undoubtedly reinforces the cohesion of the new nation of immigrants, gives Americans sufficient confidence in its prospects for development, and effectively changes the negative image of Central America or the United States in the minds of Europeans. In the formation of the national consciousness of the United States played a great role in promoting.
【作者单位】：福建师范大学社会历史学院;
【分类号】：K712.3

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