The Traveller by Andrea Wulf — the fascinating life of George Forster
18世纪传奇地理学家乔治·福斯特的激荡人生
The 18th-century geographer, botanist and writer was also a champion of liberty and a proto-Romantic, according to his award-winning biographer
安德里亚·乌尔夫的新作《旅行者》,传主乔治·福斯特曾随库克船长环游世界,以敏锐的实地考察驳斥了康德等哲学家的空想偏见。然而,这位坚守实证主义的早期人权倡导者,最终却在法国大革命的狂热思潮中盲从了政治理想,走向了自我的背叛。