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Text B The One Against the Many(第2页)

[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

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