…很难看出这究竟是一项多么了不起的发现。他在意识方面的一些论述至今都无人能超越。补充说明一下：如果有人感兴趣的话，我刚才说的那本书是笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。他决定：“咱们干脆怀疑一切事物的存在，凡事皆可疑——这会把我们引向何方呢？”
…hard to see just how brilliant a discovery it was. He had some things to say about consciousness that have not yet been improved upon. EDITED to say that the book I was talking about was Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, for anyone interested. He decides, "let's doubt that anything at all exists, just doubt everything - where does that take us?"
…朱莉娅·安纳斯和乔纳森·巴恩斯的《怀疑论模式》（The Modes of Scepticism，皮浪怀疑主义的极佳文本选编及论证分析；也是我所知接触古代怀疑论的最佳途径）；笛卡尔：《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy，剑桥大学出版社的版本非常好；或者买他们的《哲学著作选》作为基础的笛卡尔读物也很划算）；大卫·休谟：《人类理解研究》（An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding）…
…of Scepticism by Julia Annas and Jonathan Barnes (a beautiful collection of texts from Pyrrhonian scepticism and analysis of their arguments; the best way I know to meet ancient scepticism) Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (The Cambridge University Press edition is very good; it's probably worth buying their Selected Philosophical Writings for a good basic Descartes text) David Hume: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding…
什么鬼？笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）是西方思想史上最重要的著作之一。说“即使在法国也没人读这玩意儿了”，就好像在说《物种起源》（The Origin of Species）无关紧要，因为大家再也看不到…
What? Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy is one of the most important books in the history of Western thought. Saying that "even in France no one longer reads this" is like saying that The Origin of Species is irrelevant because one never sees…
…该领域的泰斗，他的影响至今仍深深烙印在整个西方文化中。不研究他，哲学就是不完整的。这本书探讨的是伦理学以及人应当如何生活。4. 《第一哲学沉思集》等（Meditations on First Philosophy, & etc.）——勒内·笛卡尔。极具影响力的书。刚开始先读《谈谈方法》（Discourse on the Method）就行，它是关于探求真理的，尤其是科学中的真理。在这本书里，你会看到那句名言“我思故…
…a giant in the field, his influence is still stamped all over Western culture today. Phil. is incomplete without studying him. The book's deals with ethics and how people should live their lives. 4. Meditations on First Philosophy, & etc.—René Descartes Very influential book. Initially, just read Discourse on the Method, it's about finding the truth, especially the sciences. Here, you'll find the famous phrase "I think therefore…
…哲学，但作为开端有点枯燥。罗素的《非通俗短论》（Unpopular Essays）读起来要有趣得多。要涉足哲学之水，我推荐的其他入门书还有托马斯·莫尔爵士的《乌托邦》（Utopia），或者勒内·笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。
…philosophy, but it's a dry start. Russell's Unpopular Essays is a good deal more fun to read. Other things I'd recommend for wading into the waters of philosophy would be Utopia by Sir Thomas More, or Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes.
参见笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。“这家伙为什么把这些显而易见的事说得好像很重要一样？”因为他确实是第一个提出来的。
See also Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy "Why is this guy saying all these obvious things as if they were important?" Because he was literally the first one.
…很难看出这究竟是一项多么了不起的发现。他在意识方面的一些论述至今都无人能超越。补充说明一下：如果有人感兴趣的话，我刚才说的那本书是笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。他决定：“咱们干脆怀疑一切事物的存在，凡事皆可疑——这会把我们引向何方呢？”
…hard to see just how brilliant a discovery it was. He had some things to say about consciousness that have not yet been improved upon. EDITED to say that the book I was talking about was Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, for anyone interested. He decides, "let's doubt that anything at all exists, just doubt everything - where does that take us?"
…朱莉娅·安纳斯和乔纳森·巴恩斯的《怀疑论模式》（The Modes of Scepticism，皮浪怀疑主义的极佳文本选编及论证分析；也是我所知接触古代怀疑论的最佳途径）；笛卡尔：《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy，剑桥大学出版社的版本非常好；或者买他们的《哲学著作选》作为基础的笛卡尔读物也很划算）；大卫·休谟：《人类理解研究》（An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding）…
…of Scepticism by Julia Annas and Jonathan Barnes (a beautiful collection of texts from Pyrrhonian scepticism and analysis of their arguments; the best way I know to meet ancient scepticism) Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (The Cambridge University Press edition is very good; it's probably worth buying their Selected Philosophical Writings for a good basic Descartes text) David Hume: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding…
什么鬼？笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）是西方思想史上最重要的著作之一。说“即使在法国也没人读这玩意儿了”，就好像在说《物种起源》（The Origin of Species）无关紧要，因为大家再也看不到…
What? Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy is one of the most important books in the history of Western thought. Saying that "even in France no one longer reads this" is like saying that The Origin of Species is irrelevant because one never sees…
…该领域的泰斗，他的影响至今仍深深烙印在整个西方文化中。不研究他，哲学就是不完整的。这本书探讨的是伦理学以及人应当如何生活。4. 《第一哲学沉思集》等（Meditations on First Philosophy, & etc.）——勒内·笛卡尔。极具影响力的书。刚开始先读《谈谈方法》（Discourse on the Method）就行，它是关于探求真理的，尤其是科学中的真理。在这本书里，你会看到那句名言“我思故…
…a giant in the field, his influence is still stamped all over Western culture today. Phil. is incomplete without studying him. The book's deals with ethics and how people should live their lives. 4. Meditations on First Philosophy, & etc.—René Descartes Very influential book. Initially, just read Discourse on the Method, it's about finding the truth, especially the sciences. Here, you'll find the famous phrase "I think therefore…
…哲学，但作为开端有点枯燥。罗素的《非通俗短论》（Unpopular Essays）读起来要有趣得多。要涉足哲学之水，我推荐的其他入门书还有托马斯·莫尔爵士的《乌托邦》（Utopia），或者勒内·笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。
…philosophy, but it's a dry start. Russell's Unpopular Essays is a good deal more fun to read. Other things I'd recommend for wading into the waters of philosophy would be Utopia by Sir Thomas More, or Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes.
参见笛卡尔的《第一哲学沉思集》（Meditations on First Philosophy）。“这家伙为什么把这些显而易见的事说得好像很重要一样？”因为他确实是第一个提出来的。
See also Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy "Why is this guy saying all these obvious things as if they were important?" Because he was literally the first one.