昨日、夜、勉強した一文。
What light does the study of past science cast on the meaning of human experience and in paticular, to what extent does it sustain the belief in the progress of civilization?
Leaving on one side the pessimitic theories prevalent in antiquity but alien to modern thought. we reach the conclution that, while the last four centuries have witnessed a steady advance in the field of pure, and even more clealy, applied, science any wider generalization as to the onward mach of civilization can hardly be suppoted.
難しかったので、復習。
What light does[sthe study of past science] cast on [othe meaning of human experience] and in paticular,
to what extent does it sustain the belief in the progress of civilization?
cast on： 光・影・疑惑・暗い気分などを〉〔…に〕投げかける，落とす sustain:立証する
過去の科学の研究が、人間の経験の意味する意味することにどんな光を投げかけるのか、そして特に、その研究はどの程度まで文明の発展を信頼すべきものであるということを証明できるのであろうか？
Leaving ＜on one side＞ [othe pessimitic theories] (prevalent in antiquity)but (alien to modern thought). [swe] reach [othe conclution] that,<while the last four centuries have witnessed a steady advance in the field of (pure), and {even more even more clealy}, (applied), science> any wider generalization as to the onward mach of civilization can hardly be suppoted.
続きは、夜に。。。