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爱比克泰德:论说集与手册·摘录 21

爱比克泰德《论说集与手册》· Discourses and Enchiridion · 健康 · 学习 · 认知 · 决策

This was the practice of Socrates; this was the reason why he always had one face. But we choose to practise and study anything rather than the means by which we shall be unimpeded and free. You say: “Philosophers talk paradoxes.” But are there no paradoxes in the other arts? And what is more paradoxical than to puncture a man’s eye in order that he may see? If any one said this to a man ignorant of the surgical art, would he not ridicule the speaker? Where is the wonder, then, if in philosophy also many things which are true appear paradoxical to the inexperienced?

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定位:Excerpt 21 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

苏格拉底就是这样做的,所以他总能保持同一副面孔。我们却宁愿练习任何别的东西,也不去学习如何让自己不受阻碍、获得自由。你说哲学家爱讲悖论,但其他技艺里就没有悖论吗?比如为了让人看见而刺穿他的眼睛,这难道不更悖论?如果对不懂外科的人说这话,他肯定会嘲笑。所以,哲学中许多真理对没经验的人显得悖论,又有什么奇怪呢?重点在于,不要因为听起来反常识就拒绝,而要亲自去实践和体会。

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爱比克泰德在《言谈录》中为哲学辩护,回应当时人们认为哲学家言论荒诞的批评。

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今日一问

你最近是否因为某个道理反直觉而拒绝实践它?

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