著者

中村 博武

出版者

プール学院大学

雑誌

プール学院大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13426028)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.50, pp.25-39, 2010-12

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Arishima Takeo, in LOVE THE PLUNDERER, thougt deeply about the relationship between self-sacrifice and love. He came to the conclusion that self-sacrifice or disinterested service did not actually exist. He discovered individuality as the instinct as a motive of evolution invoked by Bergson's Creative Evolution. The instinct, or inner impulse, demonstrates individuality and brings the enhancement of life, and leads to creative evolution. This instinct works as love in human beings. Love as an instinct to plunder, rather than to give; an energy to absorb rather than to emanate. You can love the outside object in as much as it is assimilated into yourself. In other words, to love is to extend one's existence. Your impulse of love would vehemently seek a broader sphere so you can display the uttermost freedom of self in order to deepen and beautify yourself beyond the limits of biological self-preservation. The more you love the outer world, the more the outer world becomes yourself. You and the outer world enter into a relationship in which they mutually weave a beautiful pattern. The better outer world will have deeper connection with you as your love deepens and gains in wisdom. There is no room for self-sacrifice or disinterested service in this activity. Thus, Arishima attempted to explain all aspects of love, and also tried to integrate the "Life of the disinterested service" and the "Life of the self-realization" from the love of self.