The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change.

  • -- Edward H. Levi 爱德华莱维

理性的概念本身似乎是一种人为的企图,试图把理智的力量同引起事件的挫折、情绪和意外事件分开;理性的概念被看作是防止变化的门面。

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The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models.

西方的知识力量仍占主导地位,但其他文化正变得越来越强大。我希望我们能在建筑和城市规划方面发展一种新的思维方式,而不是以我们的模型为基础。

He was a sociologist; he had got into an intellectual muddle early on in life and never managed to get out.

他是一位社会学家;他早年就陷入了智力上的混乱,一直没能摆脱出来。