Unit Five 合肥工业大学研究生一年级英语上学期 ppt课件.pptVIP

22.I set out with a more or less religious belief in a Platonic eternal world, in which mathematics shone with a beauty like that of the last Cantos of the Paradiso.(L129—132) Paradiso:one of three sections of Divine Comedy—the greatest work of Dante(1266—1321). Divine Comedy comprises the Inferno（地狱）, the Purgatorio （炼狱）and the Paradiso（天堂）. 我开始近乎虔诚地相信柏拉图的永恒世界，那里的数学就像《天堂》的最后几个诗章一样灿烂美丽。 生活家饮食保健孕期选择食用油的学问邢台市第四病院罕见护理应急预案猪气喘病综合防制技术动物营养系列理想蛋白与氨基酸模式的研究进展皮肤病的诊断包括病史体格检查和必要的实验室检查我国有关食物添加剂营养强化剂食物新资本的治理律例与标准 Unit Five Reflections on His Eightieth Birthday I. Warm up Activity What kinds of passion do you think governed Russell’s life? Cite examples. (key) 2. Do you agree with the view that man is born to trouble? Why or why not? 3. Russell claims that “Diversity is essential in spite of the fact that it precludes universal acceptance of a single gospel.” Do you agree with him on this point? State your reasons. 4. Russell lived in pursuit of a vision, both personal and social. What kind of vision do you pursue in your life? (“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life： the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”) II.Background Knowledge Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell （1872-1970）, British philosopher, logician, essayist, and social critic, is best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. His most influential contributions include his defense of logicism, and his theories of definite descriptions and logical atomism. Along with G. E. Moore, Russell is generally recognized as one of the founders of analytical philosophy. He is also usually credited with being one of the two most important logicians of the 20th century, the other being Kurt Godel. , Over the course of his long life spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, Russell made significant contributions, not just to philosophy, but to a wide range of other subjects as well. Many o