Unit 8 knowledge and wisdom PPT课件.ppt

Knowledge and Wisdom(abridged)
Bertrand Russell
Philosophy=philo+sophia
Love of wisdom
pursuit of wisdom
Teaching Objectives
By the end of this unit, you are supposed to
understand the main idea, structure of this text and Russell's writing style
master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text
be able to discuss the philosophical concept of wisdom
passage translation
Teaching Procedure
1. Group Presentation
2. Pre-reading Questions
3. Text Analysis
Main idea of the text
Structure analysis
Text analysis
4. Language Points
5. Translation
6. Revision
Pre-reading Questions
Who is Russell? What do you know about him?
2+2=4?
闻知,说知,亲知。——《墨经》
三十辐共一毂,当其无,有车之用。埏埴以为器,当其无,有器之用。凿户牖以为室,当其无,有室之用。故有之以为利,无之以为用。——《道德经》
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。——《论语》
道可道,非常道。名可名,非常名。——《道德经》
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
Philosopher, mathematician, logician, the Noble Laureate in Literature (1950)
A proponent of nuclear disarmament and outspoken critic of American War in Vietnam
An atheist: Is There a God?
Main Idea
According to Russell, which one(s) of the following items constitute(s) wisdom?
A. Comprehensiveness mixed with a sense of proportion
B. A full awareness of the ends of human life
C. Emancipation from personal prejudice
D. Impartiality
Key: A. B. C. D
Knowledge and Wisdom
1. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses (be greater than) all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative (have relation to) increase in wisdom. But agreement ceases (there are various opinions) as soon as we attempt to define 'wisdom' and consider means (a method) of promoting it. I want to ask first what wisdom is, and then what can be done to teach it.
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1. What is the theme of this paragraph?
Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.
2. What is the purpose of this writing?
Russell would like to discuss wha