SAT阅读素材:Observations Section 3-4
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> <span word="Three">Three</span></p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Distinction">Distinction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beautiful">Beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sublime">Sublime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interrelations">Interrelations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Sexes">Sexes</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Section">Section</span> <span word="Three">Three</span>, <span word="Kant">Kant</span> <span word="asserts">asserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enhancement">enhancement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>. <span word="Kant">Kant</span> <span word="admits">admits</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>.</p><p> <span word="Kant">Kant</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Kant">Kant</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="insights">insights</span>; <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="captivates">captivates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> ... <span word="Laborious">Laborious</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="pondering">pondering</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="destroys">destroys</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merits">merits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>.</p><p> <span word="Womens">Womens</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="Mens">Mens</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benevolence">benevolence</span>. <span word="Mens">Mens</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disgusting">disgusting</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="defect">defect</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="selection">selection</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disparate">disparate</span> <span word="attributes">attributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="constitute">constitute</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="union">union</span>.</p>
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