This essay explores three practices commonly discussed in relation to each other: slow writing, slow reading and slow philosophy. These have close connections, and all of these are joined by practices of philosophical teaching and dialogue, which can also be carried out in a ‘slow’ manner. ‘Slow’ here means careful, deliberate and perspicacious—which might be said to be the prime virtues of philosophy. In this essay I want to explore what slowness means in the context of our intellectual work, concluding that slowness can be seen as a kind of virtue. Like other virtues (for example, honesty), more and more of a good thing is not always for the better. One can be too slow, just as one can be too fast, and part of the enactment of this quality entails discernment in judging what kind of slowness, and how much slowness, is suited to a particular task. Context matters, and our choices about slowness need to be viewed in relation to specific circumstances.

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作为美德的缓慢

本文探讨了相互之间通常讨论的三种实践：慢速写作，慢速阅读和慢速哲学。它们之间有着密切的联系，所有这些都通过哲学教学和对话的实践而结合起来，这也可以以“缓慢”的方式进行。这里的“慢”表示谨慎，有意识和敏锐-这可以说是哲学的主要美德。在本文中，我想探讨在我们的智力工作中，慢意味着什么，结论是慢可以被视为一种美德。像其他美德（例如诚实）一样，越来越多的好事并不总是变得更好。一个人可能会太慢，就像一个人可能会太快一样，这种质量的制定需要在判断哪种慢度和多少慢度适合特定任务时有所区别。上下文很重要，需要根据特定情况来考虑我们对慢速的选择。