Chapter 32
Apologizing for Faith: Religion and Ethics
第32章：为信仰辩护：宗教与伦理

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is not education at all."
"只教育头脑而不教育心灵，根本不是教育。"
—Aristotle (attributed) / 亚里士多德（据传）

One goal of rhetoric is the apologia, the articulate and well-reasoned defense of belief.

修辞学的一个目标是辩护，即对信念进行清晰而理性的防御。

During the rhetoric stage, the student should certainly learn to defend his own faith without resorting to rhetorical abuses—ad hominem attacks, abusive fallacies, black-and-white fallacies, or any of the other illegitimate arguments forbidden by both logic and rhetoric.

在修辞学阶段，学生当然应该学会为自己的信仰辩护，而不诉诸修辞学的滥用——人身攻击、滥用性谬误、非黑即白的谬误，或任何其他被逻辑学和修辞学所禁止的不当论证。

And the study of rhetoric should protect the student from abuse of his own beliefs by others.

修辞学的学习还应该保护学生，使其不受他人对自己信念的滥用。

Religion and rhetoric have an even deeper relationship, though. Classical rhetoric cannot be pursued apart from the considerations of faith.

然而，宗教与修辞学有着更加深层的关系。古典修辞学不能脱离信仰的考量来追求。

In Rhetoric, Aristotle writes that the man who wishes to master rhetoric must be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions—that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the ways in which they are excited.

在《修辞学》中，亚里士多德写道，希望掌握修辞学的人必须能够：(1) 进行逻辑推理，(2) 理解人类品格和善良的各种形式，(3) 理解情感——即能够命名和描述它们，了解它们的成因以及激发它们的方式。

The ability to reason logically is learned during the logic stage; rhetoric itself aims to name and describe human emotions. But an understanding of human character and goodness in its various forms cannot be separated from our belief about who human beings are, where they came from, and what they are essentially like.

逻辑推理的能力是在逻辑学阶段学会的；修辞学本身旨在命名和描述人类情感。但是对人类品格和善良各种形式的理解不能与我们关于人类是谁、从哪里来、本质上是什么样的信念分离。

Goodness itself cannot be defined without making serious faith decisions: either goodness resides in a Being or it exists as a social construct.

善良本身不能在不做出严肃信仰决定的情况下被定义：善良要么存在于某个存在者中，要么作为一种社会构造而存在。

This is the foundation of ethics.

这就是伦理学的基础。

Nor can ethics be discussed in some sort of "neutral" fashion. If you are a theist, you believe that human character comes from a Creator and reflects some of the Creator's qualities. If you are a materialist, you believe that human character is primarily the result of biological factors, some of which can be controlled, some of which can't.

伦理学也不能以某种"中立"的方式进行讨论。如果你是有神论者，你相信人类品格来自造物主并反映造物主的某些品质。如果你是唯物主义者，你相信人类品格主要是生物因素的结果，其中一些可以被控制，一些不能。

If you are a Christian, you believe that moral absolutes are binding upon every human being. If you are an agnostic, you believe that moral absolutes are unknowable and that making pronouncements about moral absolutes thus reaches the height of arrogance.

如果你是基督徒，你相信道德绝对真理对每个人都具有约束力。如果你是不可知论者，你相信道德绝对真理是不可知的，因此对道德绝对真理做出声明是极度傲慢的表现。

What sort of neutral ground can these views meet on? None. Rhetoric involves an intensive discussion of social ethics, the nature of good and evil, individual responsibility, and the extent to which the manipulation of emotions is morally acceptable.

这些观点能在什么样的中立立场上会面呢？没有。修辞学涉及对社会伦理、善与恶的本质、个人责任，以及情感操控在道德上可接受的程度的深入讨论。

None of these issues can be tackled without a grasp of ethics. And ethics is, itself, inseparable from our view of God, our belief about the nature of humankind, and our expectations of society.

这些问题都不能在缺乏对伦理学理解的情况下得到解决。而伦理学本身与我们对神的观点、我们对人类本质的信念，以及我们对社会的期望是不可分离的。

The rhetoric exercises we recommend—evaluating the ideas and philosophies of the Great Books, writing about the moral and ethical implications of technology—have to be done in the context of faith.

我们推荐的修辞学练习——评估伟大著作的思想和哲学，撰写关于技术的道德和伦理含义——都必须在信仰的背景下进行。

Tolerance for the faith of others doesn't mean that the student simply throws open his arms and says, "We're all right"; that makes nonsense of five thousand years of deeply held and contradictory beliefs.

对他人信仰的宽容并不意味着学生简单地张开双臂说"我们都是对的"；这使五千年来深深持有的矛盾信念变成了胡说。

The tolerance taught by rhetoric involves the student's holding on to his own deep, well-reasoned convictions, while simultaneously treating others with respect.

修辞学所教授的宽容包括学生坚持自己深刻、理性的信念，同时以尊重的态度对待他人。

Respect doesn't mean admitting that someone else is right. It does mean refraining from resorting to abusive fallacies and the rhetoric of propaganda so that those of different faiths can seriously and peacefully argue about ideas.

尊重并不意味着承认别人是对的。它确实意味着克制不使用滥用性谬误和宣传修辞，这样不同信仰的人们就能认真而和平地争论思想。

We think that every rhetoric-stage student should make at least a preliminary study of ethics. Since ethics is related to belief, we can't (obviously) recommend an ethics text that will satisfy all home schoolers.

我们认为每个修辞学阶段的学生都应该至少进行初步的伦理学学习。由于伦理学与信念相关，我们显然不能推荐一本能满足所有家庭学校学生的伦理学教材。

We encourage you, as you work through the rhetoric stage with your high-school student, to formulate your own beliefs. Use logic and rhetoric to extract what you really believe from the cloudy ideas that may be swirling around you. And then base your own discussions of ethics—right and wrong—self-consciously on those beliefs.

我们鼓励你在与高中学生一起学习修辞学阶段时，形成你自己的信念。使用逻辑和修辞学从围绕在你周围的模糊想法中提取你真正相信的东西。然后自觉地在这些信念基础上进行你自己的伦理讨论——是非对错。

Resources / 资源

These are good starting places; consult your own religious or intellectual community for additional resources.

这些是很好的起点；咨询你自己的宗教或知识社区以获取更多资源。

Blackburn, Simon. Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
$11.95. An excellent starting point.

Blackburn, Simon. 《伦理学：极简入门》。牛津：牛津大学出版社，2009年。
$11.95。一个极好的起点。

Marino, Gordon, ed. Ethics: The Essential Writings. New York: Modern Library, 2010.
$18. A valuable collection of excerpts from philosophers and ethicists ranging from ancient times to the present; multiple topics and points of view.

Marino, Gordon 编辑。《伦理学：基本著作》。纽约：现代图书馆，2010年。
$18。一本有价值的选集，收录了从古代到现在的哲学家和伦理学家的摘录；涵盖多个主题和观点。

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教育学术词汇 / Educational & Academic Vocabulary

rhetoric

/ˈretərɪk/

中文：修辞学，演讲术
定义：The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
例句：Classical rhetoric teaches students to argue convincingly.

apologia

/ˌæpəˈloʊdʒiə/

中文：辩护，为信仰辩解
定义：A formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct
例句：The apologia defended the author's controversial views.

logic

/ˈlɑdʒɪk/

中文：逻辑，逻辑学
定义：Reasoning conducted according to strict principles of validity
例句：Students learn logic before studying rhetoric.

ethics

/ˈeθɪks/

中文：伦理学，道德学
定义：The branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct
例句：Ethics cannot be discussed in a neutral fashion.

student

/ˈstudənt/

中文：学生
定义：A person who is studying at a school or university
例句：Every rhetoric-stage student should study ethics.

study

/ˈstʌdi/

中文：学习，研究
定义：The devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge
例句：The study of rhetoric protects students from abuse.

宗教哲学词汇 / Religious & Philosophical Terms

faith

/feɪθ/

中文：信仰，信念
定义：Complete trust or confidence in someone or something
例句：Students should learn to defend their own faith.

belief

/bɪˈlif/

中文：信念，信仰
定义：An acceptance that something exists or is true
例句：The defense of belief requires well-reasoned arguments.

theist

/ˈθiɪst/

中文：有神论者
定义：A person who believes in the existence of God
例句：A theist believes human character comes from a Creator.

materialist

/məˈtɪriəlɪst/

中文：唯物主义者
定义：A person who believes that physical matter is the only reality
例句：A materialist views character as primarily biological.

Christian

/ˈkrɪstʃən/

中文：基督徒
定义：A person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Christianity
例句：A Christian believes in binding moral absolutes.

agnostic

/æɡˈnɑstɪk/

中文：不可知论者
定义：A person who believes that nothing is known about the existence of God
例句：An agnostic considers moral absolutes unknowable.

基础动作词汇 / Basic Action Vocabulary

learn

/lɜrn/

中文：学习，学会
定义：To acquire knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, or being taught
例句：Students learn to defend their faith without abuse.

defend

/dɪˈfend/

中文：保卫，为...辩护
定义：To resist an attack made on someone or something; protect
例句：Learn to defend your beliefs with logic and rhetoric.

protect

/prəˈtekt/

中文：保护
定义：To keep safe from harm or injury
例句：Rhetoric study protects students from belief abuse.

understand

/ˌʌndərˈstænd/

中文：理解，明白
定义：To perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or speaker
例句：Rhetoric requires understanding human character and emotions.

discuss

/dɪˈskʌs/

中文：讨论，商讨
定义：To talk about something with another person or group
例句：Ethics cannot be discussed in a neutral fashion.

recommend

/ˌrekəˈmend/

中文：推荐，建议
定义：To put forward someone or something as suitable for a purpose
例句：We recommend these rhetoric exercises for students.

品质特征词汇 / Quality & Character Vocabulary

character

/ˈkærəktər/

中文：品格，性格
定义：The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
例句：Understanding human character is essential for rhetoric.

goodness

/ˈɡʊdnəs/

中文：善良，美德
定义：The quality of being morally good or virtuous
例句：Goodness cannot be defined without faith decisions.

tolerance

/ˈtɑlərəns/

中文：宽容，容忍
定义：The ability to accept or tolerate the existence of different opinions
例句：True tolerance means holding your convictions while respecting others.

respect

/rɪˈspekt/

中文：尊重
定义：A feeling of deep admiration for someone elicited by their abilities or qualities
例句：Respect allows peaceful argument about different ideas.

neutral

/ˈnutrəl/

中文：中性的，中立的
定义：Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict or disagreement
例句：There is no neutral ground for discussing ethics.

excellent

/ˈeksələnt/

中文：优秀的，极好的
定义：Extremely good; outstanding
例句：This book provides an excellent starting point for ethics study.

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Chapter 32
Apologizing for Faith: Religion and Ethics
第32章：为信仰辩护：宗教与伦理