The first part explored the first seven principles.

第一部分探讨了前七个原则。

The first principle is: Keep it simple.

实现“由少及多”。

Thinking from first principles isn't a new or groundbreaking idea.

从第一原理出发思考并不是一个新的或开创性的想法。

Musashi's first principle states, " Accept everything just the way it is."

武藏的第一条原则是：“接受一切事物的本来面目（不违背人世常理）。”

And then maybe we could synthesize it, you know, chemically, from first principles.

然后，也许我们可以用化学方法，从基本原理出发，合成它。

It was like very kind of interactive first principles way of learning a subject.

这就像是以交互的第一性原理来学习某个学科。

How should you think about these trade-offs The first principle is to be systematic.

该如何考量这些取舍？第一个原则是要有系统性。

The smallest subcategory in any domain is what we would call a first principle.

任何领域中最小的子范畴就是我们所说的第一原理。

So it's easier to try new things and approach them from a fresh first principles approach.

因此，尝试新事物，用全新的第一性原理来解决问题更容易。

The first principle was that human beings should not use force or coercion against other human beings.

第一条原则就是人类不应该强迫或胁迫其他人类。

In part 1 of this series, we will go over the first five principles in Musashi's Dokkodo.

在本系列的第一部分中，我们将介绍武藏《独行道》的前五条原则。

First principle thinkers are better teachers because they can determine the exact level where a student's understanding falls apart.

第一原理思考者是更好的老师，因为他们可以确定学生理解力下降的确切水平。

So by living out the first five principles from Musashi's Dokkodo, accept everything just the way it is.

因此，通过实践武藏《独行道》中的前五条原则，接受一切本来的样子。

Thinking from first principles is simple, but not easy.

从第一原理出发思考问题很简单，但并不容易。

Likewise, an idea that blooms from true and beautiful first principles will itself be beautiful and true.

同样地，一个从真实而美丽的第一原理中迸发出来的思想本身也会是美丽和真实的。

On the other hand, a first principles thinker will want to know how this creation really came to be.

另一方面，第一原理思考者会想知道这个创造物到底是怎么来的。

To make this more concrete, let's think about the process of writing an essay from first principles.

为了使这一点更加具体，让我们从第一原理出发，思考一下写一篇文章的过程。

If not, if they were entitled to whatever it was that enabled them to gather the wealth, the first principle is matched.

如果不是偷来的，如果他们有权享有，那些生产资料那就算符合第一条原则。

It was because their knowledge was derived from first principles, Mr Falk shows, that they regarded the night sky with such wonder.

福克表示，正是因为他们的知识来源于基本原理，所以他们对夜空充满了好奇。

Now that you have a slight understanding of the history, let me give you an analogy about thinking from first principles.

现在你们对这段历史有了一点了解，让我给大家一个关于从第一原理思考的类比。