今天認識了人文主義地理學的創始人段義孚先生，維基百科引了一段他的話，說明human geography和humanistic geography的差異，文字很美，貼貼翻翻。
Human geography studies human relationships. Human geography's optimism lies in its belief that asymmetrical relationships and exploitation can be removed, or reversed. What human geography does not consider, and what humanistic geography does, is the role [relationships] play in nearly all human contacts and exchanges. If we examine them conscientiously, no one will feel comfortable throwing the first stone. As for deception, significantly, only Zoroastrianism among the great religions has the command, "Thou shalt not lie." After all, deception and lying are necessary to smoothing the ways of social life. From this, I conclude that humanistic geography is neglected because it is too hard. Nevertheless, it should attract the tough-minded and idealistic, for it rests ultimately on the belief that we humans can face the most unpleasant facts, and even do something about them, without despair.
人文地理學研究人類的關係，其樂觀之處在於相信不對稱關係和剝削可以完全泯除，或者逆轉。人文地理學中未能考慮，而由人文主義地理學積極處理的議題，是關係在所有人類聯繫和交流中所扮演的角色。如果我們仔細檢視這些關係，沒有人能心安理得地出言批評。像是欺騙，各大古老宗教中只有祆教提到「汝不得撒謊」。畢竟，欺騙和謊言對於讓社會生活順利運轉是不可或缺的。正因如此，我認為人文主義地理學沒有受到足夠的重視，因為它太過困難。然而，那些意志最堅定、理想最崇高的人應該投入這個學門，因為這個學問的最基礎前提，就是相信我們人類能夠面對最不堪的現實，但仍不感到絕望，並基於這個現實做出努力。
