首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world(
For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world(
admin
2017-03-25
66
问题
For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world(physical and biological sciences), and sciences dealing with mankind(psychology, sociology, all the sciences of cultural achievements, every kind of historical knowledge). Apart from these sciences is philosophy about which we will talk shortly. In the first place, all this is pure or theoretical knowledge, sought only for the purpose of understanding, in order to fulfill the need to understand what is essential and substantial to man. What distinguishes man from animal is that he knows and needs to know. If man did not know that the world existed and the world was of a certain kind that he was in the world and that he himself was of a certain kind, he wouldn’t be man. The technical aspects of applications of knowledge are equally necessary for man and are of the greatest importance, because they also contribute to defining him as man and permit him to pursue a life increasingly more truly human.
But even while enjoying the results of technical progress, he must defend the primacy and independence of pure knowledge. Knowledge sought directly for its practical applications will have immediate and foreseeable success, but not the kind of important result whose revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen, except by the imagination of the Utopians. Let me recall a well-known example. If the Greek mathematicians had not applied themselves to the investigation of conic sections, zealously and without the least suspicion that it someday be useful, it would not have been possible centuries later to navigate far from shore. The first men to study the nature of electricity could not imagine that their experiments, carried on because of mere intellectual curiosity, would eventually lead to modern electrical technology, without which we can scarcely conceive of contemporary life. Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit cannot resign itself to ignorance. But, in addition, it is the foundation for practical results that would not have been reached if this knowledge had not been sought disinterestedly.
In the author’s opinion, ______.
选项
A、both social and natural sciences are aimed at understanding only
B、both pure knowledge and its applications are equally essential to man
C、philosophy is totally independent of the sciences referred to in the text
D、the revolutionary results of pure science can hardly be imagined by Utopians
答案
A
解析
细节题。由第一段中“…all this is pure or theoretical knowledge,sought only for the purpose of understanding…”可推出选项A是正确的;人类追求纯知识,而并不了解其应用,故选项B错误;第一段中“Apart from these sciences is philosophy about which we will talk shortly.”是指“此外还有哲学,这将在后面讨论”,可见科学中包括哲学,故选项C错误;根据第二段中“…revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen,except by the imagination of the Utopians”可知,纯科学革命性的结果可以被空想社会主义者预见,即选项D错误。故正确答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/1NGO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
TheForeignMinistryholdsweeklypressconferencesto______reporters______thelatestdevelopmentindiplomacy.
Manyyearsagopeoplethoughttheearthwasflat.Theybelievedthatthesky【C1】______abigupside-downbowlandthatthesun,m
Theschoolmaster______thegirl’sbraveryinhisopeningspeech.
Doctorssaythatmoderatedrinkingcanhaveabeneficial______onyourhealth.
Ifbusinessmenaretaxedtoomuch,theywillnolongerbemotivatedtoworkhard,withtheresultthatincomesfromtaxationmig
Aswecannolongerwaitforthedeliveryofourorder,wehaveto______it.
Itwassuggestedthatallgovernmentministersshould_____informationontheirfinancialinterests.
Themunicipalplanningcommissionsaidthattheirfinancialoutlookforthenextyearwasoptimistic.Theyexpectincreasedtax_
Whenmysisterwasinhospital,shewas______onbyawell-knownsurgeon.
随机试题
典型设备的布置中,容器按()可分为原料储罐、中间储罐和成品储罐。
塔台席位可以分为()等。
某公司资产总额为60000元,负债总额为30000元,以银行存款20000元偿还短期借款,并以银行存款15000元购置设备,则上述业务入账后该公司的资产总额发生变化.下列不正确的为()元。
固定收益证券不易受到购买力风险的损害。()
某生产线原值440万元,已计提折旧75万元。经过3个月的改扩建,完成了对这条生产线的改扩建工程,共发生支出220万元,符合固定资产确认条件。被更换部件的原价为44万元,更换新部件的价值为10万元。则对该项生产线进行改扩建后的账面价值为()万元。
根据斯腾伯格(R.Stenberg)智力成分亚理论,智力包括的成分有()(2016.68)
工农民主政权的刑罚种类主要包括()和拘役、罚金等。
构建社会主义和谐社会所要形成的局面是全体人民
Itisclearthatsomepeoplewhoparticipateinexercisetrainingwilldevelopinjuriestotheirbones,muscles,andjoints(关节).
QuestionsontheOriginsofChristmas1.WhydowecelebrateonDecember25th?A)TheBiblemakesnomentionofJesusb
最新回复
(
0
)