[12]Fortunately,Jeffersonhimselfpreferredhisidealstohisideology。Incaseofflicthechoseedpeopleratherthanwhatedtoprindeed,thewholeideologiterprisetradictedJefferson’stemper,whichwasbasicallyflexibleaal。ThetrueJeffersonisnottheideologicalJeffersonbuttheJeffersonwhosaidthatoionitthesviewofpubliainy。
[13]ithfaithihetroubleisthis。Anideologyisnotapictureofactuality;itisamodelderivedfromactuality,amodeldesigoisolatesalieualitywhichthemodelbuilder,theideardsasofcrucialimportanideology,inotherwords,isanabstrareality。Thereisnwithabstraodelsperse11。Infact,weotductdiscourse12withoutthem。Thereisnwiththem—solong,thatis,aspeopleremembertheyareoheideologicalfallacyistetthatideologyisanabstrarealityaasrealityitself。
[14]Thebesettingsinoftheideologist,inshort,istofusehisowntidymodelswiththevast,turbuleable,anduywhichisthestuff13ofhumanexperiehishasatleasttwobadresults—ititsthosewhobelieveioafatalisticviewofhistory,anditmisleadsthemaboutcretechoicesofpublicpolicy。
[15]siderforamome’sviewofhistory。Theideologistdsthatthemysteriesofhistoryderstoodintermsofaclear-cut,absolute,socialcreedwhisthepastahefuture。Ideologythuspresupposesaiversewhosehistoryisdetermined,whoseprinciplesarefixed,whosevaluesaivesarededuatralbodyofsoaandofteraldogmaisfided14tothecustodyofanihood15。Intheoldphilosophicdebatesbetweehemany,theideologiststandswiththeoishisbeliefthattheworldasawholederstleviewpoihiandstreaminglifeofmaoasisystemofiion。
[16]TheAmeritraditionhasfoundthisviewofhumanhistnantaraditioheworldasmany,heseempiricts,theprefereic,fordeedma,havefoubrilliantexpressioingsofWilliamJames16andintheapproachtophilosophiswhichJamescalled“radicalempiricism”。Agaiheall-enpassingpowerofasiion,agaimeismofideology,agaihatallaopolitidsosbefoundinthebaesacredbook17,agaiiterpretationainsttheiverse,Jamesstoodforwhathecalledtheunfinisheduniverse—auniversemarkedbygrowth,variety,ambiguity,mystery,andiversewherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwherenomortalmaanabsolutegripoh,auniversewheresressdependsnotoncapitulationtoasingle,all-ingbodyofdoe,butontheuercourseofunedminds。
[17]Thusideolmatismdifferraditheirviewsofhistory。Theydifferjustasraditheirapproachtoissuesofpublicpolicy。Theideologist,bymistakingmodelsforreality,alwaysmisleadsastothepossibilitiesandcesofpubli。Thehistoryofthetweuryisareanifoldwaysinwhiityhasbeerayedbyideology。
[18]Letustakeanexamplefromporaryhistory。Itisevidenthatthechoiprivateandpublis18,thatchoicewhichhasobsessedsomutpolitideicdisunderdevelopedtries,isnotamatteriouspriisnotamoralissuetobedeabsolutistgrouhoseht19whardtheuseofpublisaswidsinful,orbythoseo2ardtheuseofprivatemeanswidsinful。Itissimplyapracticalquestionastowhisbestachievethedesiredend。Itisaproblemtobeabytheologybutbyexperie。Indeed,Iwouldsuggestthatwemightwellbanishsomeoverloadedwords21fromiualdiscourse。Theybelongtothevoagoguery,nottothevocabularyofanalysis。
[19]So,withtheiionofthemixedsmatismhastriumphedoverabsolutism。Asace,theworldisihatthemixedeyofferedtheiiesthroughwhiunitesotrolwithindividualfreedom。Butideologyisadrug;nomatterhowmuchitisexposedbyexperiehegforitstillpersists。Thatgwill,nodoubt,alersists,solongasthereishumanhungerforanall-embrag,all-explanatorysystem,solongindeedaspoliticalphilosophyisshapedbythepulsiohewomb。
[20]Theoldestphilosophi,wehaveherelatioheohemahebasifliesispreciselytheflithosewhowouldreducetheworldtoohosewhoseetheworldasmahosewhobelievethattheworldisevolvingiion,alongasiilepredestined,ahinkthathumanityiure,asi,willuetoevolveiions,towarddiverses,agtothediversetraditions,values,andpurposesofdiverspeoples。Itisashort,betweendogmatismandpragmatism,betweeheologicalsodtheexperimey。
[21]Ideologistsareafraidofthefreeflowofideas,eveideaswithintheirowheyarecedtheyhaveamonopolyohereforetheyalwaysfeelthattheyareonlysavingtheworldwheertheheretics。Theirobjectiveremainsthatofmakingtheworldover22intheimagematicideology。Thegoalisamonolithicwaheprincipleofinfallibility—buttheoyinaemisthetyofabsoluteabuse。
[22]Thegoaloffreemenisquitedifferent。Freemenknowmanytruths,buttheydoubtwhetheranymortalmankheirreligiousaellectualheritagejoihemtosuspeenwholayclaimtoinfallibility。Theybelievethatthereiserdelusionthanformantomistakehimselffod。Theyacceptthelimitationsofthehumaheinfirmityofthehumanspirit。Thedistiriumph,intheirjudgmehecapaderstayofhumanstrivingbuttostriveheless。
Notes
1。self-goveraiveinstitutioofagroupbytheaofitsownmembers,asiiivestomakeitslaws自治和代议制机构
2。:toinfluencepeopleoveraperiodoftimesothattheydothingsorthinkinaparticular>
3。isttheology:isttheologyisasystemoftheologiJohn’sIheReligion,ingtheideasofpredesti,tandg。istbelieversholdthatfaith,ratherthansins,iswhatwillsavethem。
4。apriori:(Latin)(knowledge,argument,reasonorprobability)basedonanassumedpriherthanonactualobservedfactsorexperience
5。sotospeak:asitwere,inamannerofspeaking可谓,可以说
6。riseabove:beedorhinderedby摆脱,克服,战胜
7。intermsof:intheprihebasisof依据
&e:irrelevantandoutofdate
9。smallfreeholdsystem:小产权制度
10。er农民
11。perse:byitselforinitself
12。disuniofideasandinformatihversationordis
13。stuff:substance,orsubstantialnature核心内容,本质
14。fided:revealed,toldasifinprivate
15。thecustodyofanihood:thetruardianshipbythefeillnevergormakemistakes
16。WilliamJames:(1842-191ihihefieldsofphysiology,psydphilosophy。HestudiedandtaughtatHarvardUy。Hismasterpiece,ThePrinciplesofPsychology,sseedsmatismandhasiionsofthinkersinEuropeandAmerihislaterwmatism:ANewNameforOldWaysofThinking(1907),Jamespropouheoriesmatism,thequiialAmeriphilosophy。
17。inthebaesacredbook:ifewgpagesofbookthatshallnotbeged,questionedordisobeyed
18。privateandpublis:Privatemeansischaracterizedbyprivateownershipoflandas,marketeyarade;publisischaracterizedbystateownershipaplannedey。此处可理解为私有制和公有制。
19。ht:politiservativeandtraditional,supptheidealsofcapitalism右翼的
20。oicallysupptheideasofsocialism左翼的