Unit6 Knowledge and Wisdomppt课件.ppt

Lesson6KnowledgeandWisdomByBertrandRussell*TeachingPlanTime:10periodsArrangement:Introduction(1period)Textuallearning(6periods) Exercises&Activities(3periods)*.*BackgroundInformationBertrandWilliamRussell,(1872-1970)Aprolificwriter,mentatoronalargevarietyoftopics,,logician,andmathematicianAprominentanti-waractivistformostofhislonglife,championingfreetradebetweennationsandanti-*MoreaboutBertrandRussell1950年,罗素获得诺贝尔文学奖,以表彰其“多样且重要的作品,持续不断的追求人道主义理想和思想自由”。In1950,RussellwasmadeaNobelLaureateinLiterature,"inrecognitionofhisvariedandsignificantwritingsinwhichhechampionshumanitarianidealsandfreedomofthoughthttp://en./wiki/Bertrand_Russell*QuotationsThreepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,***一直支配着我的一生:对爱的渴望,对知识的追求和对人类苦难不堪忍受的悲哀---罗素*TheOriginalMotivationsofmostpeopleisacquisitiveness获取,rivalry竞争vanity虚荣,andloveofpower权欲.*生活对于每一个人,几乎都是一场长期的、充满竞争的较量。其幸福在于你能超越邻里。不含竞争的快乐早已被人遗忘掉了。这个普遍持有的幸福观其实是一个完全错误的理论。人的行动该不该受道德原则制约,人应该放纵每一次冲动吗?这一个度的问题。过分依据原则的生活将失去很多漫游的快乐。*Pre-readingQuestionsHowdoyoudefinewisdominyourlife?Isitnecessarilytruethataknowledgeablemaniswise?*ordingtoRussell,whatiswisdomandhowdoesitrelatetoknowledge?Whatisthestyleofthetext?expositionclarityillustrationparallelism*