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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 1
托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资
The following Essay owes its origin to a conversation with a friend, on the subject of Mr Godwin's essay on avarice and profusion, in his Enquirer. The discussion started the general question of the future improvement of society, and the Author at first sat down with an intention of merely stating his thoughts to his friend, upon paper, in a clearer manner than he thought he could do in conversation. But as the subject opened upon him, some ideas occurred, which he did not recollect to have met with before; and as he conceived that every least light, on a topic so generally interesting, might be received with candour, he determined to put his thoughts in a form for publication.
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定位:Excerpt 1 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
马尔萨斯这本《人口论》的起因,是他与朋友讨论戈德温《探究者》中关于贪婪与挥霍的文章。讨论引出了社会未来能否进步的大问题。他起初只想把想法写在纸上,比口头说得更清楚,给朋友看。但写着写着,冒出一些他以前没见过的念头,他觉得这么有趣的话题,任何一点新见解都值得坦诚对待,于是决定整理成书出版。这说明许多重要著作源于日常争论,但关键是把零散想法系统化,并敢于公开接受检验。
上下文
马尔萨斯《人口论》第一版于1798年匿名出版,针对戈德温等人的社会完美主义观点。
今日一问
你最近一次与人争论后,是否把想法写下来并深化成可检验的论点?
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