Furthermore doesn't the study of old books often very old books ? risk overlooking the issues facing us today?

此外，研究这些巨著,通常年代久远,不会有忽略我们今日所面临议题的风险吗？

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And in that class, we study great works of western philosophy, like going back as far as Plato through Aristotle,

在这门课上，我们学习西方哲学的伟大作品，比如说通过亚里士多德讲到年代久远的柏拉图，

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He's too long after their death.

他们之间年代相隔久远。

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