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The symmetry–asymmetry continuum of human–thing and human–human relations
Archaeological Dialogues Pub Date : 2017-12-08 , DOI: 10.1017/s1380203817000150
Stephen A. Mrozowski

There's an old Ry Cooder song – written by Bobby Miller – entitled ‘If walls could talk’ (not the Celine Dion song), whose refrain is ‘Ain't you glad that things don't talk’. Archaeologists clearly wish things could talk because we, more than most, appreciate the power of things and the close relationships that exist between humans and things and their shared histories. I was struck by this one day sitting reading a book in my bedroom. I glanced up, looked around me and realized that everything in that room would be there the day after I died – everything. In fact my things would clearly outlive me, and regardless of what attachment or lack of attachment I might have to any of those things, I would not be the ultimate arbiter of their fate. That would be left to others who for a whole host of reasons might not share the same relationship with these things that I had. Most would probably be discarded while others might be kept. Those choices are just one example of the kinds of emotions and calculations that surround human–thing (HT) and human–human (HH) relations.

中文翻译:

人与物和人与人关系的对称-不对称连续体

有一首 Ry Cooder 的老歌——由 Bobby Miller 创作——题为“If wall can talk”(不是席琳·迪翁的歌),其副歌是“Ain't you glad that things don't talk”。考古学家显然希望事物可以说话,因为我们比大多数人更欣赏事物的力量以及人类与事物之间存在的密切关系以及它们共同的历史。有一天我坐在卧室里看书,这让我很震惊。我抬起头,环顾四周,意识到那个房间里的一切都会在我死后的第二天在那里——一切。事实上,我的东西显然会比我更长寿,无论我对这些东西有什么执着或缺乏执着,我都不会成为他们命运的最终仲裁者。这将留给其他人,他们出于各种原因可能与我所拥有的这些东西没有相同的关系。大多数可能会被丢弃,而其他可能会被保留。这些选择只是围绕人与物 (HT) 和人与人 (HH) 关系的各种情绪和计算的一个例子。
更新日期:2017-12-08
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