The world is constantly rolling-- this is a Platonic expression-- rolling between one form and the other.

这个世界就这样不断的左右摇摆,这是种柏拉图式的表达,型相间的来回摇摆

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It is the only form of knowledge free from the fallacy of unmediated expression--in other words, free from the fallacy that when I say "It is raining," I mean I'm a meteorologist and I mean it is raining.

它是唯一能免于未适当表达的谬误的一种知识形式,换句话说，免于一种谬误，比如，当我说“天在下雨“时“,我的意思是，我是一个气象学家，并且我的意思是天在下雨。

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