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Culture - The Role of Humanities in a Tech-Driven World

N1 Conversation lesson 14: Culture - The Role of Humanities in a Tech-Driven World

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

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ใƒ†ใ‚ฏใƒŽใƒญใ‚ธใƒผใŒๅ้‡ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไปŠใ€ไบบ้–“ใจใฏไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๅ•ใ†ใ€Œไบบๆ–‡ๅญฆใ€ใฎๆ„็พฉใŒๅ†่ช่ญ˜ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

In an era where technology is prioritized, the significance of "Humanities," which asks what it means to be human, is being rediscovered.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅ€ซ็†่ฆณใ‚„ๆญดๅฒ็š„ๆดžๅฏŸใ‚’ๆฌ ใ„ใŸๆŠ€่ก“้ฉๆ–ฐใฏใ€ๆ™‚ใจใ—ใฆๆšด่ตฐใ‚’ๆ‹›ใใ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

Yes. Technological innovation lacking ethical views or historical insight can sometimes lead to running out of control.

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ๅŠน็އใ‚„ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฎ่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใฎๆžœใฆใซใ€็งใŸใกใŒไฝ•ใ‚’ๅคฑใŠใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ๆทฑใ็œใฟใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

We need to deeply reflect on what we are about to lose at the end of the pursuit of efficiency and convenience.

ใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒชใƒ™ใƒฉใƒซใ‚ขใƒผใƒ„ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆๅคš่ง’็š„ใƒปๆ‰นๅˆค็š„ใซๆ€่€ƒใ™ใ‚‹ๅŠ›ใ“ใใŒใ€ๆญฃ่งฃใฎใชใ„ๅ•ใ„ใซ็ซ‹ใกๅ‘ใ‹ใ†่ก“ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Exactly. The ability to think multi-dimensionally and critically through liberal arts is the way to face questions without a right answer.

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ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๅคๅ…ธใ‚„่Šธ่ก“ใŒๆ”พใคๆ™ฎ้็š„ใชๅ•ใ„ใฏใ€ๆ™‚ไปฃใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใฆ็งใŸใกใฎ็ฒพ็ฅžใฎๆ”ฏๆŸฑใจใชใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Universal questions posed by classics and art should become the pillar of our spirit across eras.

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๆŠ€่ก“ใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใ“ใชใ™็Ÿฅๆ€งใจใ€ไป–่€…ใธๅ…ฑ้ณดใ™ใ‚‹ๆ„Ÿๆ€งใ€‚ใใฎๆญขๆšใ“ใใŒใ€่ฑŠ้ฅ’ใชๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’่‚ฒใ‚€็คŽใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Yes. The intellect to master technology and the sensibility to resonate with others. That sublation (Aufheben) is the foundation for nurturing a fertile culture.

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โญKey Expressions

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ๆฌ ใ„ใŸ

Describes a state missing a necessary element.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใฎ๏ผ‰ๆžœใฆใซ

Describes a result reached after a long or extreme process.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰๏ฝžใจใ™ใ‚‹

Defines the role or value of something.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰็œใฟใ‚‹

Used when wanting to self-reflect or think deeply about one's actions.

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ๅ้‡

ใธใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ†

overemphasis

ๆดžๅฏŸ

ใฉใ†ใ•ใค

insight

็œใฟใ‚‹

ใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใฟใ‚‹

to reflect on

ๅคš่ง’็š„

ใŸใ‹ใใฆใ

multi-faceted

ๆ™ฎ้็š„

ใตใธใ‚“ใฆใ

universal

่ฑŠ้ฅ’ใช

ใปใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใช

fertile / rich

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