We recognize in ourselves a virtue which is considered to be the cornerstone of many systems of moral understanding.

我们承认我们拥有那种美德，可以作为,许多道德认知体系的基石。

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Things are either pleasant or unpleasant. The good, on the contrary, - is the way in which our cognitive and moral faculty-- which Kant calls "the reason"--understands things.

事情总是有好有坏，但只有好的东西才能被我们的，感官和道德感-,也就是康德笔下的“理性“，所认知。

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Rather, we adjust our beliefs to make ourselves look more moral and rational than we are.

而是我们调整我们已认知的观点来让我们显得,比实际上更有道德，更有理智。

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