philosophic

But such acuteness is mistaken in the conceit that, when it examines these objects and pronounces what they ought to be, it is dealing with questions of philosophic science.

但是，如果把能够指出周围琐屑事物的不满处与应当处的这一点聪明，便当成在讨论哲学这门科学上的问题，那就错了。

At the risk of waxing philosophic so late at night, I’ll pose a brief answer and then let you, Intrepid Reader, put your two cents in.

冒着太晚去研究哲学问题的危险，我提出了一个简短的答案，并让你们这些无畏的读者发表你们的意见。