Instead, he's known for the development of an encompassing theory of mind, one that he developed over the span of many decades.

相反，他却因为提出了极具包容性的,心理理论而闻名天下，这个理论是他通过数十年的研究才提出的。

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Instead he develops a highly intricate theory of how he's going to use slavery to save black people.

但他发明了一套非常复杂的理论,是关于如果通过奴隶制解放黑奴的

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When you look at this theory, you realize that it suggests a very important technology for improving human welfare and by spreading risks.

这一理论，提出了一个重要的技术,即可以通过分散风险，提高收益。

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And so, what I want to do is begin this class that's going to talk about cognitive development by talking about his ideas.

所以,这堂课我想,通过他的理论,来讲讲认知发展

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Is there anyone who thinks that Locke does give grounds for opposing taxation for redistribution?

有人认为洛克确实为反对通过征税进行财富再分配,提供了理论基础吗？

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It's a little bit like Aristotle's idea of catharsis, which can be understood in a variety of ways, but Milton at the end of Samson Agonistes understands it in one way when he says, Now we have as a result of this tragedy "calm of mind, all passion spent."

这有点像亚里士多德的精神发泄法理论，我们可以通过各种方法来理解，但是米尔顿在《力士参孙》一书的结尾,有另一种理解，他写道，这个悲剧使我们拥有了,“平静的精神，耗尽的热情“

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And I tried to motivate this question by having you think about perhaps the possibility, if the soul view was the truth about personal identity, but imagine a case of complete irreversible amnesia, while nonetheless,it's still your soul continuing.

我试图通过让你们思考,灵魂理论有没有可能是个人认同感的真相，这个可能性，来推动这个问题，但是想象完全不可治愈的失忆，尽管你的灵魂仍然继续存活。

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Arguably, Freud fails the test because Freudian theory is often so vague and flexible that it can't really be tested in any reliable way.

可以肯定的是，弗洛伊德的理论无法得到验证,因为精神分析理论的内容,太过模糊又太易变通,你无法通过任何可靠的方式,去验证它的正确性。

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Now, underlying our theory is the idea that we measure the outcome of your investment in your portfolio by the mean of the return on the portfolio and the variance of the return on the portfolio.

而理论的基础是,我们通过计算,组合收益率的均值，和组合收益率的方差,来衡量一个投资组合的优劣。

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