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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 10
托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资
The advocate for the perfectibility of man, and of society, retorts on the defender of establishments a more than equal contempt. He brands him as the slave of the most miserable and narrow prejudices; or as the defender of the abuses of civil society only because he profits by them. He paints him either as a character who prostitutes his understanding to his interest, or as one whose powers of mind are not of a size to grasp any thing great and noble, who cannot see above five yards before him, and who must therefore be utterly unable to take in the views of the enlightened benefactor of mankind.
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定位:Excerpt 10 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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相信人类和社会可以完善的人,反过来对现有制度的辩护者报以更大的蔑视。他指责对方是最可怜、最狭隘偏见的奴隶,或者是因为从中获利才为公民社会的弊病辩护。他把对方描绘成要么出卖理智给利益的人,要么是心智狭小、看不到五码以外、根本无法理解人类开明恩人观点的人。这种相互贬低让争论变成人身攻击,而不是对问题本身的探讨。马尔萨斯指出,双方都自认掌握真理,却都不愿承认对方可能有合理之处,结果真理反而受损。
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激进派与保守派在法国大革命后的英国互相攻击,马尔萨斯批评这种党同伐异的风气。
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当你坚信自己正确时,是否也会把对方想得太坏或太蠢?
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