For the Greeks,on the other hand as I've said, political society was essential for living any kind of a good life.

对于希腊人,就像我说的另外一方面,对他们而言,政治社会,是人们获得幸福生活的关键

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

His view is man was happy and good before the invention of society, which society corrupts man and takes away from him his happiness.

他认为在社会形成以前,人类是幸福快乐的,社会使人类堕落并剥夺了人们的幸福

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

We heard an objection that said what they did was categorically wrong, like here at the end, categorically wrong, murder is murder, it's always wrong even if it increases the overall happiness of society, a categorical objection.

其中之一是说,他们的所作所为，是绝对错误的，正如后排这位所言，绝对错误，谋杀就是谋杀，总归是错的,即便能增加社会总幸福，属于绝对主义的反对。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

The question that has guided me whether it's in writing the book, whether it's in creating this class, " whether it's first and foremost my personal life is what I call "the question of the question", which is "how can we help ourselves and others, ?" individuals, communities and society become happier?"

那个指引了我的问题，不论是写书，还是开设这门课程，还是被我所称的“问题的问题，就是“我们如何能帮助自己和他人，个人，群体和社会变得更幸福“

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