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哲学主题的打油诗
武夷山
唯心主义哲学家贝克莱主教说,“存在就是被感知”。他声称,只有心是存在的,人们所有共享的体验和有形物体都是存在于上帝心中的观念的产物。英国学生写了两首打油诗(limericks)来反映贝克莱的思想。
There was a young man who said, "God
to you it must seem very odd
that a tree as a tree
simply ceases to be
when there’s no one about in the quad."
God answers:
”Young man, your astonishment is odd;
I am always about in the quad.
and that's why the tree
never cease to be
as observed by, yours faithfully, God.”
我的译文:
有个年轻人问上帝,
“您是否觉得以下说法很怪异:
一棵树作为一棵树
将不再是真实的事物,
如果世上无人存在,一片阒寂。”
上帝的回答是这样的:
“小伙子,你的惊异真是糊涂;
别忘了我在世界上永驻,
因此,一棵树是如此真实
在我眼中就不会消逝,
这便是我的回答,您忠实的主。”
据说,诺贝尔文学奖得主、哲学家贝特朗. 罗素写了以下两首与前面两首很像的打油诗来概括唯我论 (Solipsism):
The young man said, "God
Must find it exceedingly odd
When this tree
Continues to be
When there is no one about in the Quad."
Dear Sir:
Your astonishment is odd
For I am always about in the Quad.
That's why this tree
Continues to be
Since last observed by
Yours truly,
God.
至于是罗素模仿学生,还是学生模仿罗素,我就不知道了。
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