Unit6Knowledge and Wisdom课件.ppt

Unit Six;About the author;His major works include Principia Mathematica, 3 vols. (1910-1913), written with A.N. Whitehead, and A History of Western Philosophy (1945). ;Russell was twice imprisoned for activities associated with his advocacy of pacifism(1918), and awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. ;Warm-up Discussion;Question to ponder;Structure Analysis;Para.1 ;Para.2-5 ;(para.2);paraphrase;This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the specialized knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. (l. 3-5) It has become more difficult than before because different kinds of technicians are required to specialize in more complex and wider range of knowledge today. 由于现在要求各类技术人员掌握的专业知识越来越多，越来越复杂，要做到良好的比例意识比以前更难了。;You study the composition of the atom from a disinterested desire for knowledge, and incidentally place in the hands of powerful lunatics the means of destroying the human race. (l.14-16) You study the make-up of the atom from a pure longing for knowledge, but you put it into the hands of men of power who are crazy to use it to destroy the human race. 你出于对知识的纯粹渴望而研究原子的组成，然而这一研究却落入一群拥有权力的狂热分子手中，成为他们毁灭人类的工具。;questions;(para.3);Questions ;(para.4);paraphrase;Questions;(para.5);paraphrase;Gradually with the years, his horizon widens, and in proportion as his thoughts and feelings become less personal and less concerned with his own physical states, he achieves growing wisdom. (l. 5-7) As he grows older and has wider experience, accordingly he becomes impersonal and his thoughts and feelings are less concerned with himself, he becomes wiser. 随着年龄的增长，视野的开阔，一个人的思想和情感变得不那么个人化，与自身的身体状况也不那么密切，这时他的指挥就会增长。;But it is possible to make a continual approach towards impartiality, on the one hand, by knowing things somewhat remote in time or space, and on the other hand, by giving to such things their due weight in our feelings. (l.9-12) It is possible to become increasingly impartial by gaining knowledge about