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本书不仅从伦理道德的角度，而且从哲学、法学、心理学和经济学的角度，对资本主义社会生产关系的各个方面作了探讨。它共分为七部分。在书中，斯密用同情的基本原理来阐释正义、仁慈、克己等一切道德情操产生的根源，说明道德评价的性质、原则以及各种美德的特征，并对各种道德哲学学说进行了介绍和评价，进而揭示出人类社会赖以维系的和谐的发展基础以及人的行为应遵循的一般道德准则。《道德情操论》（1759）是和《国富论》（1776）同样齐名的亚当·斯密的经典传世之作。

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有些人认为，智慧是神圣的，非普通人所能触及。 但其实，每个人都可以拥有智慧！ 不过，即便智慧并非遥不可及，但它绝非唾手可得，你仍需为之付出艰辛的努力。 想要拥有智慧，首先你需要理解：什么是智慧？拥有智慧的是哪些人，他们是如何拥有智慧？…… 虽然在智慧的汪洋大海中可能存在神秘莫测的领域，但很多时候，智慧与我们的日常生活都紧密相关。 在这本《9堂极简智慧课》中，英国哲学教授特雷弗·科诺从宗教、神话、历史、文学、占卜、哲学等9大领域，精选跨越时间与空间的54个知识点，对此进行了轻松有趣的解读，为我们奉献了一本有趣又有料的人类智慧大百科。 正如普鲁斯特所说：我们必须亲自发现智慧，这种智慧没人可以给我们，也没人可以将其从我们手中夺走。

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本书是一部文学评论专著，*而系统地收录了安徽大学教授、博导、评论家赵凯自2000年至今撰写并发表的文学评论文章45篇。赵凯系马克思主义文艺理论中国化理论研究的专家，这部评论集的文章主要针对安徽本土的文艺现象有感而发，正是作者着眼于当代中国的文艺实践，将马克思主义文艺理论运用到具体的文学研究和批评中的成果展现，体现出鲜明的时代精神与深刻的历史意味。收录的评论文章曾陆续发表于《人民日报》《光明日报》《文学评论》《文艺报》《文艺研究》《文学理论与批评》《安徽日报》《安徽文学》等报刊，已产生了良好的社会反响。

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Such is the system which underlies the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Some knowledge of it is necessary to the right understanding of the book, but for us the chief interest lies elsewhere. We do not come to Marcus Aurelius for a treatise on Stoicism. He is no head of a school to lay down a body of doctrine for students; he does not even contemplate that others should read what he writes. His philosophy is not an eager intellectual inquiry, but more what we should call religious feeling. The uncompromising stiffness of Zeno or Chrysippus is softened and transformed by passing through a nature reverent and tolerant, gentle and free from guile; the grim resignation which made life possible to the Stoic sage becomes in him almost a mood of aspiration. His book records the innermost thoughts of his heart, set down to ease it, with such moral maxims and reflections as may help him to bear the burden of duty and the countless annoyances of a busy life. It is instructive to compare the Meditations with another famous book, the Imitation of Christ. There is the same ideal of self-control in both. It should be a man's task, says the Imitation, 'to overcome himself, and every day to be stronger than himself.' 'In withstanding of the passions standeth very peace of heart.' 'Let us set the axe to the root, that we being purged of our passions may have a peaceable mind.' To this end there must be continual self-examination. 'If thou may not continually gather thyself together, namely sometimes do it, at least once a day, the morning or the evening. In the morning purpose, in the evening discuss the manner, what thou hast been this day, in word, work, and thought.' But while the Roman's temper is a modest self-reliance, the Christian aims at a more passive mood, humbleness and meekness, and reliance on the presence and personal friendship of God. The Roman scrutinises his faults with severity, but without the self-contempt which makes the Christian 'vile in his own sight.' The Christian, like the Roman, bids 'study to withdraw thine heart from the love of things visible'; but it is not the busy life of duty he has in mind so much as the contempt of all worldly things, and the 'cutting away of all lower delectations.' Both rate men's praise or blame at their real worthlessness; 'Let not thy peace,' says the Christian, 'be in the mouths of men.' But it is to God's censure the Christian appeals, the Roman to his own soul. The petty annoyances of injustice or unkindness are looked on by each with the same magnanimity. 'Why doth a little thing said or done against thee make thee sorry? It is no new thing; it is not the first, nor shall it be the last, if thou live long. At best suffer patiently, if thou canst not suffer joyously.' The Christian should sorrow more for other men's malice than for our own wrongs; but the Roman is inclined to wash his hands of the offender. 'Study to be patient in suffering and bearing other men's defaults and all manner infirmities,' says the Christian; but the Roman would never have thought to add, 'If all men were perfect, what had we then to suffer of other men for God?' The virtue of suffering in itself is an idea which does not meet us in the Meditations. Both alike realise that man is one of a great community. 'No man is sufficient to himself,' says the Christian; 'we must bear together, help together, comfort together.' But while he sees a chief importance in zeal, in exalted emotion that is, and avoidance of lukewarmness, the Roman thought mainly of the duty to be done as well as might be, and less of the feeling which should go with the doing of it. To the saint as to the emperor, the world is a poor thing at best. 'Verily it is a misery to live upon the earth,' says the Christian; few and evil are the days of man's life, which passeth away suddenly as a shadow. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?*** ? "MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS" was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings. His father, Annius Verus, had held high office in Rome, and his grandfather, of the same name, had been thrice Consul. Both his parents died young, but Marcus held them in loving remembrance. On his father's death Marcus was adopted by his grandfather, the consular Annius Verus, and there was deep love between these two. On the very first page of his book Marcus gratefully declares how of his grandfather he had learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion. The Emperor Hadrian divined the fine character of the lad, whom he used to call not Verus but Verissimus, more Truthful than his own name. He advanced Marcus to equestrian rank when six years of age, and at the age of eight made him a member of the ancient Salian priesthood. The boy's aunt, A

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