The latter assertion has been at the crux of Western philosophy since Plato, but it's taken until now to devise an empirical test for it.

后面的主张从柏拉图开始就一直处于西方哲学的核心，不过现在已经为它设计出以观察和实验为依据的测试了。

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A regression suite built with this philosophy will then have a collection of unit tests and a test driver program that runs the tests and reports the results.

按这种方式构建的回归测试套件包含一套单元测试和一个测试驱动程序，这个程序运行测试并报告结果。

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The test of Maradona's work comes this year - choosing a philosophy of play, selecting his players, establishing variations and fostering team spirit. He appears to have done all that.

上半年留给马拉多纳的主要问题——确定一种风格、挑选合适的球员、稳定阵型变化和培养球员的精神，这一切他都已经完成了。

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Students of Stoic philosophy looking for a test?

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One test of the Obama administration's economic philosophy is whether it is as eager to take advantage of that opening as some of the others now before it.

WSJ: In Crisis, Opportunity for Barack Obama