西方的胜利
The triumph of the West
John Morris Roberts · 初版 1985 年
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本书追溯了西方文明从发端之初至今的历史进程。作者揭示了数世纪以来赋予欧洲文化蓬勃自信活力的根源所在，同时也客观指出了它的种种弊端及其对世界其他地区的深远影响。
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The triumph of the West
John Morris Roberts · 初版 1985 年
本书追溯了西方文明从发端之初至今的历史进程。作者揭示了数世纪以来赋予欧洲文化蓬勃自信活力的根源所在，同时也客观指出了它的种种弊端及其对世界其他地区的深远影响。
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我不是《枪炮、病菌与钢铁》的拥趸，因为作者的核心论点是西方纯属运气好。罗伯茨（Roberts）的《西方的胜利》（Triumph of the West）论点更令人信服——即西方文化更容得下新思想和新做法。我们看到一个又一个国家抛弃旧方式并采用……
I'm not a big fan of GG&S, as his thesis is the West was just lucky. The "Triumph of the West" by Roberts has a more compelling thesis - that Western culture is more favorable towards new ideas and new ways of doing things. We see this as country after country discards the old ways and adopts…
罗伯茨写的《西方的胜利》（The Triumph of the West）对这一点解释得相当详尽。
"The Triumph of the West" by Roberts goes into considerable detail explaining it.
有一种解释来自罗伯茨写的《西方的胜利》（Triumph of the West）一书。他论证了文化才是根本原因。
One explanation is the book "Triumph of the West" by Roberts. He makes the case for it being the culture.
另一种视角可以看罗伯茨的《西方的胜利》（Triumph of the West）。https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/031674989...
An alternative view is "Triumph of the West" by Roberts. https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/031674989...
> 枪炮、病菌与钢铁 抱歉，读着真难受。关于这个话题，一个相对小众的视角是罗伯茨的《西方的胜利》（Triumph of the West）。伯克的《联结》（Connections）也写得极好。
> guns germs and steel Sorry, but ick. A less popular viewpoint of this is "Triumph of the West" by Roberts. "Connections" by Burke is very good, too.
……荷兰自由市场的出现，以及随之而来的结果。至于中国，中国发明了许多东西，但没能像西方那样去应用。关于其中缘由的一种看法，可参阅罗伯茨的《西方的胜利》（The Triumph of the West）一书 https://www.amazon.com/triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/076070850... 到了近代，中国采纳了自由市场，取得了惊人的成果。
…the emergence of free markets in the Netherlands, and the results. As for China, China invented a number of things, but failed to apply them like the West did. For one take on why, see the book "The Triumph of the West" by Roberts https://www.amazon.com/triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/076070850... In modern times, China adopted free markets with spectacular results.