伯蘭·史杜克具指標意義的吸血鬼小說《德古拉》不僅講述一場與超自然邪惡勢力的抗爭，也深刻參與了維多利亞時代晚期不斷變動的知識格局形塑。本論文主張，該小說可視為史杜克對當時宗教信仰與科學理性之間心態擺盪的一種文學回應。本論文首先以1860牛津辯論為切入點，探討威伯福斯主教與赫胥黎之間關於信仰與科學上的對立與爭論，將《德古拉》置於一個知識論不確定性極為強烈的文化時局中。接著本文聚焦分析范海辛教授與西沃德醫生的思想差異，以呈現史杜克如何對比開放務實的認識論態度與僵化的唯理性主義立場。范海辛將宗教、科學與民間傳說結合，體現出更接近於華萊士所提出的包容性科學觀。而西沃德在臨床上對於教條式作法的依賴則更趨近於赫胥黎那種對超自然現象持懷疑論的狀態。最後，本文以SWOT分析法重新詮釋「光之團隊」 對抗德古拉的整體策略，評估其集體優勢、弱點、機會，以及德古拉所構成的超自然威脅。最終，本文旨在揭示，將實證的精確性與對神祕事物的開放態度結合，才是對抗邪惡與推進知識的關鍵途徑。

Bram Stoker's landmark vampire novel Dracula depicts not only a gothic battle against the supernatural evil but also a profound engagement with the shifting epistemological landscape of the late Victorian era. This thesis thus argues that the novel serves as a literary response to the era's mental oscillation between religious belief and scientific rationalism. Beginning with an exploration of the Victorian crisis of faith, exemplified by the 1860 debate between Bishop Samuel Wilberforce and Thomas Huxley, this thesis situates Dracula within a cultural movement marked by epistemological uncertainty. It then analyzes Van Helsing and Seward to illustrate how Stoker contrasts open-minded pragmatism with rigid materialism. Van Helsing's integration of folklore, religious symbols, and empirical science positions him in line with Alfred Russel Wallace's more inclusive vision of scientific inquiry, while Seward's dogmatic reliance on clinical method echoes Thomas Henry Huxley's skepticism toward the supernatural. Finally, by reframing the Crew of Light's efforts against the Count through a SWOT analysis, this thesis evaluates their collective strengths alongside their weakness, the opportunities, and the threats. This framework offers a fuller understanding of how Stoker's characters model a pluralistic approach to knowledge: to recognize the value of scientific method while also affirming the legitimacy of inherited wisdom and spiritual belief. Ultimately, this thesis seeks to unfold how combining a precision about the empirical with an openness to the mystical provides a vital means of confronting evil and advancing knowledge.

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