If you say, for instance, that "all men are equal," I may take you to mean that all men are equally endowed at birth with intelligence, strength, and other abilities. In the light of the tacts as I know them, I disagree with you. I think you are wrong
例如,如果你说,“所有人都是平等的,“我带你去可能意味着所有人都同样赋予了出生时智力,力量,和其他能力。根据机智的我知道,我不同意你,我认为你是错的。
But suppose I have misunderstood you. Suppose you meant by these words that all men should have equal political rights. Because I misapprehended your meaning, my disagreement was irrelevant. Now suppose the mistake corrected. Two alternatives still remain. I can agree or disagree, but now if I disagree, there is a real issue between us. I understand your political position but hold a contrary one.
但假设我误解了你。假设你所指的这些话,所有的人都应该有平等的政治权利。因为我误会了你的意思,我的分歧是无关紧要的。现在假设错误改正。两个替代仍然存在。我可以同意或不同意,但现在如果我不同意,我们之间有一个真正的问题。我理解你的政治立场但持有相反。
在任何艺术或实务的领域中,有些规则太通用这一点是很令人扫兴的。越通用的规则就越少,这算是一个好处。而越通用的规则,也越容易理解—容易学会与使用这些规则。但是,说实在的,当你置身错综复杂的实际情况,想要援用一些规则的时候,你也会发现越通用的规则离题越远。
我们在读一本书的时候,要理解作者所表达的意思,并且与作者所要表达的保持一致。
你可以有不同的立场,也可以保持不同的看法,这是可以发生的。
所以在读一本书的时候。可以有不同的意见,也可以有不同的看法,这是正确的。