What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy.

  • -- Samuel Alexander 萨缪尔·亚力山大

感知心灵的统一性的意义是什么?在感知的特殊变化中,它不是感知一颗星星,而是一棵树,还有那棵树本身,这是哲学的一个问题。

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If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?

如果给我一个公式,而我不知道它的意思,它不能教我任何东西,但如果我已经知道它,这个公式教我什么?

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

我的生活没有目标,没有方向,没有目标,没有意义,但是我很快乐。我想不出来。我做得对吗?