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William A. Dembski on the question of legitimacy

 

Government has a legitimate sphere of operation. The problem arises when that sphere continually expands, encompassing areas where government lacks legitimacy.

William A. Dembski

 

William A. Dembski是美國數學家、哲學家及神學家,主張「智能設計論」(intelligent design)。他認為政府有其權力範圍,如果無限制地不停擴張,必定會造成問題。

 

legitimate

(adjective 形容詞)

 

1. 合法的,正當的,法律允許的

例子:The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

軍隊必須將權力交還給合法政府。

 

2. 合理的,可接受的,得到認可的

例子:He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

他聲稱飯店帳單是一筆合理的業務開支。

 

► legitimacy 合法性;合理性 (noun 名詞)

例子:The government expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of military action. 政府對軍事行動的合法性表示強烈懷疑。

 

sphere (知識、工作等的)範圍,領域,圈,界

(noun 名詞)

 

例子:the political sphere 政界

例子:exchanges with other countries, particularly in cultural, scientific and economic spheres 與其他國家的交流,特別是文化、科學和經濟領域的交流

 

encompass 包含,包括(尤指很多不同事物)

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre and balletto literature, cinema and the visual arts.

本屆文化節將涵蓋從音樂、戲劇、芭蕾到文學、電影、視覺藝術等各種藝術形式。