Far away he observed all the things "talks over the human being's external observation of the things and their changing laws."

“远取诸物”讲的是向外对事物本身变化规律的观察与认识。

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But this approach presupposed the distinction between observation sentences and non-observation sentences in a language, and observation sentences are evidence for knowledge of external world.

但是这个进路预设了自然语言中有很明确的观察语句与非观察语句的区分，而且观察语句同时是作为有关外在世界的知识的证据。

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Emerson acknowledged understanding derived from observation of external phenomena, but believed that the more important truths are eternal and intuitive, emerging from within.

爱默生承认认识源自对外部现象的观察，但他认为更为重要的真相是永恒的、直觉的，它从内部涌现出来。

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