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尼尔·弗格森(Niall Ferguson)的新著《西方的衰落》延续了他在《文明》一书中的思考:“当一个文明开始衰退,另一个文明就会兴起。关键问题并不在于两种文明是否会发生冲突,而在于当一方文明衰退时,它是否会就此彻底沦亡。”《西方的衰落》应该被视为对盎格鲁-撒克逊文明传统的自省,而绝非对“东方的崛起”或“中国的崛起”作出的辩护。在本书中,弗格森将文明的机体——制度,喻为“电脑或手机中的电路板,仅仅凭借光鲜的外表是无法判断其中问题所在的,正确的做法是认真检查内部构造。”这可视为在内涵上延伸了《文明》
Niall Ferguson’s new book, The Decline of the West, continues his reflections in Civilization: “When a civilization begins to decline, another civilization will emerge.” The key issue is not that the two Whether the clash of civilizations will occur or not will depend on whether it will perish as a civilized nation decays. “” The decline of the West “should be seen as an introspection of the Anglo-Saxon civilization and not of” Rise “or” Rise of China “. In this book, Ferguson described a civilized system of civilizations as a ”circuit board in a computer or a cell phone. Judging from the mere appearance of the product, Ferguson can not judge the problem, and the correct approach is to carefully examine the internal structure.“ ” This can be seen as extending the meaning of “civilized”