Kant and The Fellowship of the Ring
最近在看康德 Kant的第一批判，然后碰巧看到诗人奥登 Auden写于1954年关于《魔戒》LOTR第一部的评论。 To present the conflict between Good and Evil as a war in which the good side is ultimately victorious is a ticklish business. Our historical experience tells us that physical power and, to a large extent, mental power are morally neutral and effectively real: wars are won by the stronger side, just or unjust. At the same time most of us believe that the essence of the Good is love and freedom so that Good cannot impose itself by force without ceasing to be good. ...