in Book II, chapter 8,

在第二册第八章中
he compares law to other arts and sciences

他将法律与其他艺术和科学做比较
and suggests why sciences such as medicine and has exhibited progress,

并提出科学如医学都明显地有了进展
this should be true for law.

法律也应当如此
The antiquity of a law alone is no justification for its usage.

法律历史悠久不能为它使用的合理性辩护
Aristotle seems to reject, you might say, Burkean conservatism

你们会说亚里士多德反对伯克式保守主义
long before the time.

在此之前很长一段时间
Antiquity or tradition alone is no justification,

仅是古老与传统不能成为拒绝革新的借口
yet at the same time he seems to recognize that changes in law,

但与此同时他似乎认为律法的变化
even when the result is improvement, are dangerous.

即使结果上具有进步性也是危险的
He writes, "It is a bad thing

他写道 "这是件糟糕的事
to habituate people to reckless dissolution of laws.

让人民习惯于草率地取消法律