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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 92

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

The last question which Mr Condorcet proposes for examination is the organic perfectibility of man. He observes that if the proofs which have been already given and which, in their development will receive greater force in the work itself, are sufficient to establish the indefinite perfectibility of man upon the supposition of the same natural faculties and the same organization which he has at present, what will be the certainty, what the extent of our hope, if this organization, these natural faculties themselves, are susceptible of amelioration?

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定位:Excerpt 92 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

孔多塞提出的最后一个问题是人类有机体的完善。他说,如果已经给出的证据足以在现有自然能力和组织不变的前提下确立人类可无限完善,那么,如果这些组织和自然能力本身还能改进,我们的希望该有多确定、多广阔?马尔萨斯则质疑这种从现有能力可改进跳到无限完善的推论。

上下文

孔多塞在《人类精神进步史表纲要》中提出人类有机体可完善,马尔萨斯在《人口论》中反驳。

今日一问

我们是否常把“可以改进”直接当成“可以无限改进”?

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