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Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason
陽光之下自然有影,也就有黑暗。過去五年來無論東西、無論社會、世界那一個角落都處於理性與非理性之間擺蘯。那邊厢有人認為美國國務卿布林肯(Antony Blinken )週日抵達北京,一下機即受辱。祗因接機現場沒有紅毯只有紅線。但受辱與否也在於以何視角觀之:一方先有失國格以小学生行為示人,那作為一個成人又會與之計較嗎?況且 ,國與國之間到頭來看的還在終究利益誰需要誰。君不見外長的那番話了嗎?2020 年 ,Donald Trump 時代,寫於大流行時期的一部點綴著謊言之花的陰謀編年史。換句話說,很容易將當前時刻視為非理性猖獗的時刻。如果您一直懷有類似的想法,那麼 “Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason” 提供了一個尖銳的筆記和一個引人入勝的反思。因為,當你走一段距離時,你可能會問它是否曾經不同過。過去有多少人從他們獨特的角度思考過同樣的問題?我們真的在啟蒙方面取得了任何進展,還是我們的歷史僅僅是理性與非理性浪潮的來回激盪? 故事一開始就記載着,公元前 5 世紀畢達哥拉斯學派的 Hippasus 在一次捕魚航行中被他的哲學家同伴淹死在海中。祗因 Hippasus 透露了一個秘密,如果公開,就有可能破壞他的學校對由完美的數學和諧統治的宇宙的承諾的可信度:正方形的對角線與其邊之間的關係不能表示為比率,而是一個無限不循環小數 —— 即 “無理數 irrational”。這個傳說為 “Irrationality” 奠定了基礎,他們對一個似乎已經失去理性控制的世界感到焦慮 。 Justin E H Smith 是 Université Paris Cité … Continue reading
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