向死而生：论《浮生取义》一书的人文价值

Living to Death: On the Humanistic Value of the Book Taking Righteousness from Floating Life

摘要: 吴飞教授的《浮生取义——对华北某县自杀现象的文化解读》一书对华北孟陬县204个个案自杀的来龙去脉进行了深入细致的调查，分析了其中蕴含的中国传统文化、农村文化，特别是家庭政治的特点，并针对如何解决自杀问题提出建议，以达到另一种程度上的“以杀止杀”，开启了人类学研究自杀的新篇章。本文通过对《浮生取义》一书内容的梳理和赏析，来探究其间包含的人文价值，包括：关注边缘群体、理解家庭生活和找寻生的希望，用以反思自身，警醒世人。

Abstract: Professor Wu Fei’s book Taking Righteousness from Floating Life—A Cultural Interpretation of Suicide in a County in North China makes an in-depth and detailed investigation on the context of 204 cases of suicide in Mengzou County, North China, analyzes the characteristics of Chinese traditional culture, rural culture, especially family politics, and puts forward suggestions on how to solve the problem of suicide. In order to achieve another degree of “killing to stop killing”, it has opened a new chapter in the study of suicide in anthropology. Through combing and appreciating the content of the book, this paper explores the humanistic values contained therein, including paying attention to marginal groups, understanding family life and looking for the hope of life, so as to reflect on itself and alert the world.