Sometimes Aristotle analyses his terms, but very often he takes them for granted; and in the latter case, I think, he is sometimes deceived by them.

  • -- George Gilbert Aime Murray 乔治·吉尔伯特·艾梅·默里

有时亚里士多德分析他的术语,但他常常认为它们是理所当然的;对于后者,我想,他有时会被他们欺骗。

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If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all.

如果有哪个哲学家被要求对无穷大下一个定义,他可能会说出一些难以理解的冗长乏味的话,但他肯定无法给出一个有任何意义的定义。

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

愚蠢的一致性是小人物的妖怪,为小政治家、哲学家和神祗所崇拜。