TED演讲:科学解释之新探(5)
Why a marriage contract and not any other reason for regular annual action? 为什么是一纸婚书而不是其他什么原因使普西芬妮定期往返呢？ Here is one. Persephone wasn't released. 我且来举个例子：普西芬妮并没有被放
TED演讲:科学解释之新探(6)
If the axis-tilt theory had been refuted, 倘若地轴倾斜理论被观察否定了 its defenders would have had nowhere to go. 它的支持者们就无路可退了 No easily implemented change could make that tilt 没有什么信手拈来的变动能
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术
One thing the world needs, 有一样东西，这个世界非常需要， one thing this country desperately needs 这个国家更是迫切需要 is a better way of conducting our political debates. 那就是一种更好地进行政治辩论的方法
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(2)
We'll all be better off if good music is played rather than terrible music. 有好音乐听，我们的生活更美好 But Peter, Aristotle doesn't agree with you that that's the reason. 但是，彼得，亚里士多德的理由跟你的很不一样
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(3)
He says, I'm a great golfer. I want to compete. 马丁说：作为一名优秀的高尔夫球手，我希望参加比赛 But I need a golf cart to get from one hole to the next. 但是我需要一部高尔夫球车，来帮助我在场上自由行动
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(4)
Now, notice, something interesting -- 接下来有意思的事情来了 Well, I should tell you about the Supreme Court first. 哦，我先说一下最高法院的审理结果吧 The Supreme Court decided. 最高法院判定： What do you suppose th
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(5)
Justice Scalia's opinion is questionable for two reasons. 他的论点有待商榷，原因有二 First, no real sports fan would talk that way. 首先，没有哪个真正爱好运动的人会说出那样的话 If we had thought that the rules of th
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(6)
Let's take a final example that's prominent in contemporary political debate: same-sex marriage. 最后再举一个例子，一个当代政治的热点话题：同性婚姻 There are those who favor state recognition only of traditional marriage betw
TED演讲:失落了的民主辩论艺术(7)
Chris. Thanks, Chris. 克里斯。谢谢，克里斯 From flutes to golf courses to same-sex marriage, that was a genius link. 从分配笛子到高尔夫球场，再到同性婚姻，真是天才式的串连 Now look, you're a pioneer of open educat
TED演讲:为了更好的辩论
My name is Dan Cohen, and I am academic, as he said. 我叫丹科恩，我是个学者，就像主持人介绍的。 And what that means is that I argue. 这意味着我经常需要辩论。 It's an important part of my life, and I like to argue. 这是
TED演讲:为了更好的辩论(2)
Well, my answer is going to make reference to three models for arguments. 好了，为了回答这个问题，让我们来参照三种不同的辩论方式。 The first model, let's call this the dialectical model, 第一种模式，让我们称之为辩
TED演讲:为了更好的辩论(3)
Think about that one. Have you ever entered an argument thinking, 在参加辩论的时候，你有没有想过 Let's see if we can hash something out rather than fight it out. 让我们看看能不能共同敲定一些事情，而非由一方说服另
TED演讲:为了更好的辩论(4)
So how can we find ways to make arguments yield something positive? 所以我们如何去进行辩论，并使之有一些积极的影响呢？ What we need is new exit strategies for arguments. 我们所需要的是一个新的方式来终止一场辩
TED演讲:我们的意识
So I'm going to speak about a problem that I have and that's that I'm a philosopher. 让我从我的一个问题开始，那就是，我是一个哲学家。 When I go to a party and people ask me what do I do 当我参加派对时，人们问我，我
TED演讲:我们的意识(2)
Now, this nice picture shows a thought-balloon, a thought-bubble. 好了，这张图展示的是一个思维泡泡。 I think everybody understands what that means. 我想大家都知道这是什么意思。 That's supposed to exhibit the stream of c
