The philosopher seeks to judge those beliefs in the light of true standards in the light of what is always and everywhere true as a quest for knowledge.

哲学家追寻的是以真正的标准,来评判那些信念,鉴于追寻知识,无论在何时何地皆真的标准。

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What we either have to do is deny the claims I'm made about the nature of death, or else go on to ask-- supposing they are true-- ? how should we live in light of them?

我们要做的是,否认我对死亡的本质的说法，或者继续问-,假设它们是真的-,鉴于此，我们应该怎样生活？

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