this is very different from the Greeks.

这和希腊人的观点截然不同
Now, the Greeks were very much concerned individuals

虽然希腊人很关注个人
and this is especially true of the democrats in Athens.

这在雅典的民主人士中非常明显
But even their most potent spokesman and leader

但即便是他们最强硬的代表和领袖
placed the goals, and achievements,

也把目标成就以及其他个人事务
and everything else of an individual behind something

都摆在一个他们认为
that they thought was more important, which was the community at large,

更重要的事情之下即社区利益
which, in historical times was the polis.

在当时的历史时期就是城邦利益至上
Well, that's not the way it is with the modern world

这和现代世界的观点不同
and that's not the way it comes out of the enlightenment,

和启蒙时期的思想成就不同
the individual is the ultimate.

他们认为个人利益至上
The enlightenment, if you go back to its routes

如果你回到十七世纪启蒙思想的根源