大学英语精读-U5-The-One-Against-the-Many说课讲解

TheOneAgainsttheMany

ArthurM.Schlesinger,Jr.U5第一页，共20页。Aboutauthor:ArthurM.Schlesinger,Jr.(1917-2007):oneofAmerica‘smosteminentandcontroversialhistorians.HewasaformerHarvardprofessorandspecialassistanttoPresidentKennedy.Thehistorianwhosemorethan20booksshapeddiscussionsfortwogenerationsaboutAmerica‘spast,andwhohimselfwasaprovocative(煽动性的),unabashedly(不加掩饰的，公然的)liberalpartisan,mostnotablyinservingintheKennedyWhiteHouse,Hisbooks,includesTheAgeofRoosevelt,volumesI,IIandIII;小阿瑟·施莱辛格,美国著名历史学家和政治评论家。哈佛毕业，曾任美国总统肯尼迪的白宫特别助理，被称为“最了解罗斯福和肯尼迪时代的人”，他支持自由主义，是“美国人争取民主(mínzhǔ)行动”组织的创始人之一。2第二页，共20页。Aboutauthor:《一千天——肯尼迪在白宫(BáiGōng)》——小阿瑟·施莱辛格3第三页，共20页。Para2：Thecountrywasblessedbynotableadvantages——aboveall,bythefactthatpopulationwasscarceinrelationtoavailableresources.Thenwecangetthatasthepopulationspreadacrossthecountry,thepercentageofarablelandincountiesclosesttothedensestpopulationsdeclined.4第四页，共20页。Para3:Onefactorwasthedeepfaithineducation.

Thehistoricalreason:ThefirstsettlersofAmericaisagroupofPuritans.Theyweremenofletters,hadattendedOxfordorCambridge,andcommunicatedwithintellectualsoverEurope.

据记载，早期移民到马萨诸塞州的人当中，有超过一百个牛津、剑桥的毕业生。在到达新大陆仅仅六年之后，虽然清教徒们还在为基本的生存条件而奋斗，但是他们却克服了重重困难建立了哈佛学院。清教徒期望教会的传道人有高等(gāoděng)的学历。今天的美国人毫无疑问地坚持了清教祖先的优良传统，非常地重视教育。所以可以说清教主义促进了最初美国教育的发展，对美国的教育产生了很大的影响。5第五页，共20页。Para5：Self-government：Itistheprinciplethatthepeoplearetheultimatesourceofgoverningauthorityandtheirgeneralwelfareistheonlylegitimatepurposeofgovernment.Representativeinstitutions:Itisasystemofgovernmentinstitutionsthatgivecitizenstheopportunitytovoteforrepresentativeswhowillworkontheirbehalf.6第六页，共20页。Para7：hedgehog&fox——anallusionfromaGreekpoetArchilochusBasically,humanbeingsarecategorizedaseither"hedgehogs"or"foxes".Hedgehogs'livesareembodimentofasingle,centralvisionofrealityaccordingtowhichthey"feel",breathe,experienceandthink-"systemaddicts",inshort.Foxeslivecentrifugalthancentripetallives,pursuingmanydivergentendsand,generally,possessasenseofrealitythatpreventsthemfromformulatingadefinitegrandsystemof"everything",simplybecausethey"know"thatlifeistoocomplextobesqueezedintoanyProcrusteanunitaryscheme.7第七页，共20页。Para7：Thefoxknowsmanythings,butthehedgehogknowsonebigthing.古希腊诗人Archilochus说过：“狐狸知晓很多事物，而刺猬只懂一件重要的事。”一方面“刺猬”爱把一切与一种单一(dānyī)的中心观念相联系,形成一种单一(dānyī)的普遍组织原则，他们的存在以及他们所说的一切便有了意义；另一方面，“狐狸”却追求多种目标，这些目标通常或毫无联系或相互矛盾，即使有联系，也仅仅是事件方面的联系。8第八页，共20页。Para8：Calvinisttheology(加尔文主义(zhǔyì))CalvinismisaProtestanttheologicalsystemandanapproachtotheChristianlife.Calvinistbelieversholdthathisfaith,ratherthanhissins,iswhatwillsavehim.9第九页，共20页。Para8：FivepointsofCalvinism1.Totaldepravity人完全堕落无法自救2.Unconditionalelection神无条件拣选罪人3.Limitedatonement有限的代赎4.Irresistiblegrace不可抗拒的恩典5.Perseveranceofthesaints圣徒蒙保守这五点教义(jiàoyì)的英文首字字母恰Tulip，即“郁金香”之义。10第十页，共20页。Empiricismisatheorywhichstatesthatknowledgecomesonlyorprimarilyfromsensoryexperience.Oneofseveralviewsofepistemology,thestudyofhumanknowledge,alongwithrationalismandskepticism,empiricismemphasizestheroleofexperienceandevidence,especiallysensoryexperience,intheformationofideas,overthenotionofinnateideasortraditions;empiricistsmayarguehoweverthattraditions(orcustoms)ariseduetorelationsofprevioussenseexperiences.Empiricism经验论第十一页，共20页。Rationalism

理性主义(lǐxìnɡzhǔyì)rationalismistheviewthat"regardsreasonasthechiefsourceandtestofknowledge"or"anyviewappealingtoreasonasasourceofknowledgeorjustification".Moreformally,rationalismisdefinedasamethodologyoratheory"inwhichthecriterionofthetruthisnotsensorybutintellectualanddeductive".Rationalistsbelieverealityhasanintrinsicallylogicalstructure.Becauseofthis,rationalistsarguethatcertaintruthsexistandthattheintellectcandirectlygraspthesetruths.Thatistosay,rationalistsassertthatcertainrationalprinciplesexistinlogic,mathematics,ethics,andmetaphysicsthataresofundamentallytruethatdenyingthemcausesonetofallintocontradiction.Rationalistshavesuchahighconfidenceinreasonthatproofandphysicalevidenceareunnecessarytoascertaintruth–inotherwords,"therearesignificantwaysinwhichourconceptsandknowledgearegainedindependentlyofsenseexperience".Becauseofthisbelief,empiricismisoneofrationalism'sgreatestrivals.第十二页，共20页。Apriori

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“Apriori”isaLatintermusedtoidentifyatypeofknowledgewhichisobtainedindependentlyofexperience.Apropositionisknownaprioriifwhenjudgedtrueorfalseonedoesnotrefertoexperience.第十三页，共20页。Pragmatism

实用主义(shíyòngzhǔyì)PragmatismisaphilosophicaltraditionthatbeganintheUnitedStatesaround1870.[1]Pragmatismisarejectionoftheideathatthefunctionofthoughtistodescribe,represent,ormirrorreality.Instead,pragmatistsdeveloptheirphilosophyaroundtheideathatthefunctionofthoughtisasaninstrumentortoolforprediction,action,andproblemsolving.Pragmatistscontendthatmostphilosophicaltopics—suchasthenatureofknowledge,language,concepts,meaning,belief,andscience—areallbestviewedintermsoftheirpracticalusesandsuccessesratherthanintermsofrepresentativeaccuracy.第十四页，共20页。CharlesSandersPeirce(andhispragmaticmaxim)deservesmuchofthecreditforpragmatism,alongwithlatertwentiethcenturycontributors,WilliamJamesandJohnDewey.PragmatismenjoyedrenewedattentionafterWillardVanOrmanQuineandWilfridSellarsusedarevisedpragmatismtocriticizelogicalpositivisminthe1960s.InspiredbytheworkofQuineandSellars,abrandofpragmatismknownsometimesasneopragmatismgainedinfluencethroughRichardRorty,themostinfluentialofthelatetwentiethcenturypragmatistsalongwithHilaryPutnamandRobertBrandom.Contemporarypragmatismmaybebroadlydividedintoastrictanalytictraditionanda"neo-classical"pragmatism(suchasSusanHaack)thatadherestotheworkofPeirce,James,andDewey.第十五页，共20页。WilliamJames(1842-1910)WilliamJameswasanoriginalthinkerinthedisciplinesofphysiology,psychologyandphilosophy.HestudiedandlatertaughtatHarvard.His1200masterwork,ThePrinciplesofPsychology,isarichblendofphysiology,psychology,philosophy,andpersonalreflection.ItcontainsseedsofpragmatismandinfluencedgenerationsofthinkersinEuropeandAmerica.In1907hepublishedPragmatism:ANewNameforSomeOldWaysofThinking,theculminatingexpressionofasetofviewspermeatinghiswritings.第十六页，共20页。Absolutism

专制主义Thebeliefthatthereisoneandonlyonetruth.Thosewhoespouseabsolutismusuallyalsobelievetheyknoworhaveaccesstowhatthisabsolutetruthis.第十七页，共20页。Determinism

决定论Determinismisthephilosophicalpositionthatforeveryevent,includinghumanaction,existconditionsthatcouldcausenootherevent."Therearemanydeterminisms,dependinguponwhatpre-conditionsareconsideredtobede