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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 143

托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资

Mr Godwin in the preface to his Enquirer, drops a few expressions which seem to hint at some change in his opinions since he wrote the Political Justice; and as this is a work now of some years standing, I should certainly think that I had been arguing against opinions which the author had himself seen reason to alter, but that in some of the essays of the Enquirer, Mr Godwin's peculiar mode of thinking appears in as striking a light as ever.

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定位:Excerpt 143 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

马尔萨斯注意到戈德温在《探究者》序言里似乎暗示自己观点有变,而《政治正义》已出版多年。他本不愿再批评作者自己可能已放弃的看法,但《探究者》中一些文章仍鲜明体现戈德温特有的思维方式,所以他认为继续辩论仍有必要。这说明学术批评要留意对方是否已修正观点,但也要看其核心思路是否真正改变。

上下文

马尔萨斯回应戈德温可能改变观点,但认为其核心思路未变,故继续批评。

今日一问

当别人修正观点时,你如何判断他是真改变还是表面调整?

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