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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 101
托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资
In reading Mr Godwin's ingenious and able work on political justice, it is impossible not to be struck with the spirit and energy of his style, the force and precision of some of his reasonings, the ardent tone of his thoughts, and particularly with that impressive earnestness of manner which gives an air of truth to the whole. At the same time, it must be confessed that he has not proceeded in his inquiries with the caution that sound philosophy seems to require. His conclusions are often unwarranted by his premises. He fails sometimes in removing the objections which he himself brings forward. He relies too much on general and abstract propositions which will not admit of application. And his conjectures certainly far outstrip the modesty of nature.
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白话
马尔萨斯读戈德温《政治正义论》时,承认其文风有力、部分推理精确、思想热烈,尤其那种诚恳态度让全书显得真实。但他也直言:戈德温的探究不够谨慎,结论常常超出前提,有时连自己提出的反对意见都未能排除,过度依赖无法应用的一般抽象命题,猜想也远远超出自然的谦逊。这提醒我们:文采和真诚不能代替论证严谨;被说服之前,先看结论是否真能从前提推出来。
上下文
马尔萨斯《人口论》中批评威廉·戈德温的《政治正义论》,肯定文采但指出方法缺陷。
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我是否曾被一个人的文采和真诚打动,而忽略了他论证的漏洞?
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