This very modern building was made to give its owners a beautiful view of the nearby forest and mountains.

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We even have entire disciplines like economics and psychology and I dare even say modern political science that reinforced this view of human nature.

看吧，我们有一整套经济学,和心理学的理论服务于个人,而且我敢说，在现代政治科学上,更是强调了人的个体特性。

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In my view, we need especially to examine the older traditions of the West that came before the modern era, and to take seriously the possibility that useful wisdom can be found there, especially among the Greeks who began it all.

所以我认为,我们得研究学习古时的,西方文明体系,认真的对待其中,实用智慧的潜在价值,特别是古希腊人的经验

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