培根随笔集

出版时间：2010-11  出版社：中央编译出版社  作者：培根  页数：266  字数：225000  
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内容概要

　　STUDIES SERVE for delight, for ornament, and for ability.
Theirchief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for
ornament,lis indiscourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and
disposition of businessIf his wit be not apt to distinguish or find
differences, let him study theSchoolmen; for they are cymini
sectores. If he be not apt to beat over matters,and to call up one
thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study thelawyers'
cases. So every defect of the mind, may have a special receipt.

作者简介

培根(FRANCIS BAC0N)，1561～1626，英国著名的唯物主义哲学家、科学家和教育家。1597年，《培根论人生》在英国首版后，即以文笔优美、语句简洁、趣味隽永、格言精妙而大受欢迎，多次再版重印，历四百多年而未衰，被译成世界上几乎所有文字。2000年还被美国公众评选为最受喜爱的十本著作之一。它与《蒙田随笔集》、《帕斯卡尔思想录》一起，被人们誉为欧洲近代哲理散文三大经典。

书籍目录

THE LIFE OF FRANCIS BACON
PROLOGUE
PREFACE
OF TRUTH
OF DEATH
OF UNITY IN RELIGION
OF REVENGE
OF ADVERSITY
OF SIMULATION AND
DISSIMULATION
OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN
OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE
OF ENVY
OF LOVE
OF GREAT PLACE
OF BOLDNESS
OF GOODNESS AND GOODNESS
OF NATURE
OF NOBILITY
……

章节摘录

　　Neither is that state (which, for any tlung I know, is almost peculiar to England, and hardly to be found anywhere else, except it be perhaps in Poland) to be passed over; I mean the state of free servants, and attendants upon noblemen and gentlemen; which are no ways inferior unto the yeomanry for arms. And therefore out of all questions, the splendor and magruficence, and great retinues and hospitality, of noblemen and gentlemen, received into custom, doth much conduce unto marhal greatness. Whereas, contrariwise, the close and reserved living of noblemen and gentlemen, causeth a penury of military forces.　　By all means it is to be procured, that the trunk of Nebuchadnezzar's tree of monarchy, be great enough to bear　the branches and the boughs; that is, that the natural subjects of the crown or state, bear a suffiaent proporhon to the stranger　subjects, that they govem. Therefore all states that are liberal of naturalizahon 1:owards strangers are fit for empire. For to think that an handful of people can, with the greatest courage and policy in the world, embrace too large extent of dominion, it　may hold for a time, but it will fail suddenly. The Spartans were a nice people in point of naturalization; whereby, while they kept their compass, they stood firm; but when they did spread, and their boughs were becomen too great for their stem, they became a windfall, upon the sudden. Never any state was in this point so open to receive strangers into their body, as were the Romans. Therefore it sorted with them accordingly; for they grew to the greatest monarchy. Their manner was to grant　naturalization (which they called jus civitatis), and to grant it in the highest degree; that is, not only jus commercii, jus connubii, jus haereditatis; but also jus suffragii, and jus honorum. And this not to singular persons alone, but likewise to whole families; yea to cities, and sometimes to nations. Add to this their custom of plantation of colonies; whereby the Roman plant was removed into the soil of other nations. And puthng both constitutions together, you will say that it was not the Romans that spread upon the world, but it was the world that spread upon the Romans; and that was the sure way of greatness.　　I have marvelled, sometimes, at Spain, how they clasp and contain so large dominions, with so few natural Spaniards; but sure the whole compass of Spain, is a very great body of a tree; far above Rome and Sparta at the first. And besides, though they have not had that usage, to naturalize liberally, yet they have that which is next to it; that is, to employ, almost indifferently, all nations in their militia of ordinary soldiers; yea, and sometimes in their highest commands. Nay,it seemeth at this instant they are sensible, of this want of natives; as by the Ptagmatical Sanction, now published, appeareth.　　It is certain that sedentary, and witlun-door arts, and delicate manufactures (that require rather the finger than the arm), have,in their nature, a contrariety to a nulitary disposition. And generally, all warlike people are a little idle, and love danger better than travail. Neither must they be too much broken of it, if they shall be preserved in vigor.　　……

用户评论 (总计13条)

•   虽然我不是英语专业的学生，但是我觉得经典的英美文学作品最好看原版的，这样更有助于自己真正体会经典作品的美感和作者想表达的情感。培根随笔绝对是经典中的经典，是英美文学爱好者绝对不能错过的作品！
•   说是随笔，可是智慧的火花处处可见。培根的博学让人惊叹。他的思想，到了如今看来仍然发人深思。再加上文字优美，不可多得的一本好书
•   中央编译出版社的这套书越出越好了，印刷不错，字号也适合，看起来似乎很精良的样子，不过最重要的当然是出的是好书，外文好书
•   本来还担心书会旧或者有破皮之类的小瑕疵，但收到货物之后发现包装非常用心，书本也是全新的，真是太开心了，继续支持当当网！
•   看着就舒心。。。
•   终于找到原版的培根随笔集。要想完全读懂，要很高的英语水平
•   全书客观的反应了培根的一生 我觉得很值得推荐 是很好的一本书
•   第一次送来的书封面、封腰、扉页都有破损，所以申请了换货，结果换来的那一本也有破损，鉴于第二次换货太麻烦所以选了一本还算过得去的。这本书的装帧很有古典的感觉，很喜欢，所以还是给个四星吧。
•   书的感觉还不错，内容也还行，全英文的哦
•   帮同学代购，看着包装不错
•   一直想收藏的原版书，选择在中编版的，比较信赖~~顺便买了译文的，可以好好研究一个暑假了~~
•   有股味道，但不是很大。有一个小节位置反了，个人顺便反过来看，就忍受这种小瑕疵了。
•   读起来有些难度，不过很喜欢