来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础 第7集 第7集》

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  as little government as possible,
  政府越小越好
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  pursue just your self-interest,
  一味追寻私利即可
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  and your self-interest will lead to the common good.
  你的私利将会最终导向公利
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  So he is the sort of inspiration for neoclassical economics
  斯密可以说是新古典主义经济学
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  and rational choice theory,
  理性选择理论
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  and methodological individualism, to put it this way.
  和个人主义方法论的开拓者
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  But he has this book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments,
  可他还有另一本书 《道德情操论》
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  in which he is writing about sympathy as
  其中他将同情视作
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  an important motivation for human action.
  人类活动的重要动力
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  And is this just a concession to his job,
  那么这到底是斯密的让步
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  or is there something deep in him which also saw the need
  还是他在内心深处发现了
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  for a helping hand by the public authorities?
  当局施以援手的必要性呢