Faustianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfaʊstɪən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈfaʊstiən/
• ハイフネーション: Faust‧i‧an

形容詞

Faustian (comparative more Faustian, superlative most Faustian)

1. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits.
   • 1887, Karl Marx, “Conversion of Surplus-Value into Capital”, in Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, transl., edited by Frederick [i.e., Friedrich] Engels, Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production: Translated from the Third German Edition, volume II, London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, & Co., […], →OCLC, part VII (The Accumulation of Capital), page 605:

     But along with this growth, there is at the same time developed in his breast, a Faustian conflict between the passion for accumulation, and the desire for enjoyment.

   • 1997, Mihai Nadin, The Civilization of Illiteracy‎:

     Each transaction in the transient corresponds to a pragmatics that transforms the Faustian promise into an advertising slogan.

   • 2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 12 February 2021:

     Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump.

   • 2024 February 9, Ross Douthat, “America Between Jesus and Faust”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 February 2024:

     But if techno-capitalist ambitions are fundamentally Faustian, should a Catholic observer (or anyone else with similar commitments) really wish for them to rise again?

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