『시리우스 제국의 실험』에 나타난 도리스 레싱의 진화에 관한 시각
Doris Lessing’s Views on Evolution in The Sirian Experiments
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Doris Lessing, who considers science and technology as instruments of capitalism, deals with the theme of ‘biological evolution’ in The Sirian Experiments, the third book in the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. One of her themes that repeats throughout is that of ‘spiritual evolution,’ and in The Four-Gated City she even used ‘biological evolution’ as its metaphor. This paper analyzes The Sirian Experiments using scientific knowledge such as the concept of ‘biological evolution’ from Charles Darwin’s evolution theory and Edward O. Wilson’s sociobiology. Lessing concludes that while ‘biological evolution’ not accompanied with ‘spiritual evolution’ puts humans in existential problems and mental breakdown, the one in equilibrium with the other can bring social and political revolution. Lessing’s concept of ‘spiritual evolution’ is basically a product of her holistic view and her own philosophical view that human evolution is a necessary process following the Universal Order, which shows that she is influenced by Sufism. The basic tenet in Sufi philosophy is to achieve equilibrium between the rational and non-rational modes of consciousness. Lessing incorporates her rational and irrational ideas into The Sirian Experiments to make a field for confluence where the biological, the sociological, and the spiritual thinking converge.
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Doris Lessing, who considers science and technology as instruments of capitalism, deals with the theme of ‘biological evolution’ in The Sirian Experiments, the third book in the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. One of her themes that repeats throughout is that of ‘spiritual evolution,’ and in The Four-Gated City she even used ‘biological evolution’ as its metaphor. This paper analyzes The Sirian Experiments using scientific knowledge such as the concept of ‘biological evolution’ from Charles Darwin’s evolution theory and Edward O. Wilson’s sociobiology. Lessing concludes that while ‘biological evolution’ not accompanied with ‘spiritual evolution’ puts humans in existential problems and mental breakdown, the one in equilibrium with the other can bring social and political revolution. Lessing’s concept of ‘spiritual evolution’ is basically a product of her holistic view and her own philosophical view that human evolution is a necessary process following the Universal Order, which shows that she is influenced by Sufism. The basic tenet in Sufi philosophy is to achieve equilibrium between the rational and non-rational modes of consciousness. Lessing incorporates her rational and irrational ideas into The Sirian Experiments to make a field for confluence where the biological, the sociological, and the spiritual thinking converge.
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