“We begin, upon this account, to examine our own passions and...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
People assess their minds and behaviours through others' reaction.
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“It is reason, principle, conscience, the inhabitant of the...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
It is conscience tells us that we are in no respect better than any other.
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“The first is the spectator, whose sentiments with regard to my...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
People try their best to judge their minds and behaviours from a spectator's perspective so that they can get a relatively fair answer about whether they are appropriate.
“Bring him into society, and he is immediately provided with...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
Other people's reaction is a mirror for him to judge whether his own mind is beautiful or deformed.
“Bring him into society, and all his own passions will...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
People tend to criticize and judge themselves because they are social creatures.
“I come now to consider more particularly the origin of those...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
thesis of this chapter
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接近尽善尽美已经值得称赞和敬佩。
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“As taste and good judgment, when they are considered as...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
仁爱、宽宏大量、和蔼可亲是美德,孕育于温柔、敏感和自我控制。
“As to love our neighbour as we love ourselves is the great law...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
【像爱自己那样爱邻居并像邻居爱我们那样爱自己】通过换元法,这句话大致可以理解为【像邻居爱我们那样爱邻居】。
“And hence it is, that to feel much for others and little for...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
因此,正是这种更多地同情他人和更少地同情自己的情感,抑制了自私自利之心,激起慈悲情怀,构成了完美的人性。
The Theory of Moral Sentiments