Philosophers, archeologists, and other heritage professionals often take a rather negative view of heritage reconstruction, holding that it is inappropriate or even impermissible. In this essay, we argue that taking such hardline attitudes toward the reconstruction of heritage is unjustified. To the contrary, we believe that the reconstruction of heritage can be both permissible and beneficial, all things considered. In other words, sometimes we have good reasons, on balance, to pursue reconstructions, and doing so can be morally acceptable. In defending this claim, we discern a number of arguments made against heritage reconstruction and demonstrate that these arguments are either exaggerated or lack support.

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论毁坏文物古迹的重建伦理

哲学家、考古学家和其他遗产专业人士常常对遗产重建持相当消极的看法，认为这是不适当的，甚至是不允许的。在本文中，我们认为对遗产重建采取这种强硬态度是不合理的。相反，我们认为，从所有方面考虑，对遗产的重建既是允许的，也是有益的。换句话说，有时我们有充分的理由，总的来说，追求重建，这样做在道德上是可以接受的。在为这一主张辩护时，我们发现了许多反对遗产重建的论点，并证明这些论点要么被夸大，要么缺乏支持。