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柯拉柯夫斯基(Leszek Kolakowski)，波兰著名哲学家、哲学史和宗教史学家，7月17日于英国牛津病逝，终年81岁。

1982年，在一场著名的演讲中，柯拉柯夫斯基说：“哲学的文化角色是永远不让精神求索的精力陷入沉睡，永不停止对看上去明显、确定的东西的质问，不懈地挑战常识表面上的不可撼动，永远不要忘记有些问题虽然处于科学领域之外但对人类的生存来说至关重要。” 

 In a noted lecture in 1982, Mr. Kolakowski said the cultural role of philosophy was “never to let the inquisitive energy of mind go to sleep, never to stop questioning what appears to be obvious and definitive, always to defy the seemingly intact resources of common sense” and “never to forget that there are questions that lie beyond the legitimate horizon of science and are nonetheless crucially important to the survival of humanity as we know it.”

因此哲学家的任务不是传达真理，而是通过质问那些看上去明显的东西、怀疑任何问题都有另一面来建立求真精神。真正的哲学家应该以怀疑精神和谦卑来处理一切问题。他在《形而上学的恐怖》一书中说：“一个从来没有怀疑自己只是浪得虚名的现代哲学家一定是一个肤浅的人，其作品不值得去读。”

It was therefore not the philosopher's role to deliver the truth, but to "build the spirit of truth" by questioning what appears to be obvious, always suspecting that there might be "another side" to any question. The true philosopher should approach any issue with scepticism and humility: "A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading", he said.