第一哲学沉思录·伦理学

这不是一本可以一口气读完的书，却是一本让人忍不住反复折返的书。笛卡尔的《沉思录》以“我思故我在”为支点，逼着你亲自走过怀疑、怀疑一切、再到自我确证的思想历程——那种“把整座哲学大厦拆掉再重建”的力量感，是它最打动人的地方。而斯宾诺莎的部分则构成了真实的阅读分水岭：不少读者在这里卡住、放弃、甚至改读别的导读书。两本书并置，恰好呈现了理性主义内部的一次决裂——笛卡尔从“我”出发坚持心物二元，斯宾诺莎从世界本身出发予以批判。它适合那些不满足于记住一句口号、而想亲眼目睹近代哲学如何自我较量的读者；也提醒我们：哲学的价值有时不在结论，而在思考本身所爆发出的那种近乎“疯子”般的强度。

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