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Philosophy - Existentialism in the Modern Age
N1 Conversation lesson 20: Philosophy - Existentialism in the Modern Age
๐ฌDialogue
็พไปฃ็คพไผใฎใใใซใไผ็ตฑ็ใชไพกๅค่ฆณใ็ตถๅฏพ็ใช็็ใๆบใใใงใใใๆญฃ่งฃใฎใชใๆไปฃใใ ใใใใใๅฎๅญไธป็พฉใฎๅใใฏไปใชใ่ฒ่คชใใใใจใใใใพใใใ
Precisely because we are in an "age without correct answers" where traditional values and absolute truths are shaken like in modern society, the questions of existentialism still haven't faded.
ใใใใใใใใไธใใใใใๆฌ่ณชใใๅญๅจใใชใไปฅไธใ่ชใใฎ็ใซๆๅณใไปไธใใ่ช็ฑใซไผดใ้ใ่ฒฌไปปใๅผใๅใใใจใใใตใซใใซใฎๅฒๅญฆใฏใ็พไปฃไบบใซ้ใ้ฟใใพใใญใ
Yes. Since a pre-given "essence" does not exist, Sartre's philosophy of bestowing meaning on one's own life and taking on the heavy responsibility that comes with freedom resonates deeply with modern people.
ๆ ๅ ฑใฎๆดชๆฐดใซๅๆฒกใใSNSใชใฉใ้ใใฆ้ๅฐใซไป่ ใฎไพกๅค่ฆณใซๅ่ชฟใใใ ใใฎๅๅ็ใช็ใๆนใฏใ็ตๅฑใฎใจใใใ่ชๅทฑ็ๅคใๅ ้ข็ใช็ฉบ่ใใๆใใ ใใงใใใใ
A passive way of life that involves being buried in a flood of information and excessively conforming to the values of others through social media ultimately only leads to self-alienation and inner emptiness.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใๅจๅฒใฎๆๅพ ใ็คพไผ็ใชๅ่ชฟๅงๅใซๅฑใใใใจใชใใ่ชๅทฑใฎไธปไฝๆงใ่ฒซๅพนใ็ถใใใใจใใใใฏๅญค็ฌใๆใใ่ชๅพ็ใซๅจใใจใใใๆฅตใใฆๅฐ้ฃใงๅฐใๅฎ่ทตใงใใ
Exactly. Continuing to carry through one's own subjectivity without yielding to the expectations of surroundings or social peer pressure. That is an extremely difficult and noble practice of existing autonomously without fearing loneliness.
ใซใใฅใ่ชฌใใใใใซใไบบ็ใซใฏๅ ใ ๆๅณใชใฉใชใใจใใใไธๆก็ใใช็พๅฎใ็ด่ฆใใใใใงใใชใ็ตถๆใซๆใ็ถใใๅผท้ญใใๅฟ ่ฆใจใใใฆใใพใใ
As Camus preached, we need the toughness to face the "absurd" reality that life originally has no meaning, and despite that, continue to resist despair.
ใฏใใใใฎไธๆก็ใใ้้ฟใใใฎใงใฏใชใใใใใซๅๆใใ่ชใใๅปไธๅปใจๅต้ ใใฆใใ้็จใฎไธญใซใใใไบบ้ใจใใฆใฎ็ใฎ่ช็ฑใจๅฐๅณใ่ฆๅบใใใใฎใงใใใใ
Yes. Rather than escaping from that absurdity, rebelling against it and creating oneself moment by momentโit is precisely in this process that true human freedom and dignity can be found.
ใใใใใใใ่ช็ฑใงใใใใจใธใฎไธๅฎใใใๆจฉๅจใ้ๅฃใซ่ชใใๅๅใใใฆใใพใใ่ช็ฑใใใฎ้่ตฐใใซ้ฅใใใใใฎใใพใใไบบ้ใฎ่ใใจ่จใใพใใ
Yes. However, out of anxiety over being free, people easily fall into the "escape from freedom," assimilating themselves into authority or groups, which can also be said to be human fragility.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใใ ใใใใ็งใใกใฏใๅทฑใฎ้ธๆใ็ตๆใจใใฆๅ จไบบ้กใซๅฏพใใ้ธๆใจใใฆใฎ่ฒฌไปปใๅธฏใณใฆใใใจใใใๅฎๅญ็ใชๅซ็่ฆณใๆใคในใใชใฎใงใใ
You are absolutely right. That is exactly why we must possess an existential ethicโthat our own choices ultimately carry the responsibility of being a choice made for all humanity.
AIใใใฏใใญใธใผใๆฅๆฟใซ้ฒๅใใไบบ้ใฎไปฃๆฟๅฏ่ฝๆงใ่ญฐ่ซใใใไปๆฅใซใใใฆใใไบบ้ใจใฏไฝใใใจใใๆ นๆบ็ใชๅใๆใใฏใไธๅฑคใใฎๅๅฎใใๅขใใฆใใพใใ
In an age where AI and technology evolve rapidly and the possibility of human substitutability is debated, the fundamental questioning of "What is a human being?" is increasingly adding to its urgency.
ใฏใใๅน็ๆงใๆ็จๆงใจใใฃใๆๆจใ ใใงไบบ้ใๆธฌใใใจใใ็คพไผใทในใใ ใซๅฏพใใฆใๅฎๅญๆๆณใฏๅผท็ใชใขใณใใใผใผ๏ผๅ็ซ๏ผใจใใฆๆฉ่ฝใๅพใพใใญใ
Yes. Against a social system that attempts to measure humans solely by metrics such as efficiency and usefulness, existential thought can function as a powerful antithesis.
็ตๆใฎๅฆไฝใซ้ขใใใใ่ชใใฎๆๅฟใง้ธใณๅใฃใ่ก็บใใฎใใฎใซๆๅณใ่ฆๅบใใใจใใใใใใใใทใทใฅใในใฎ็ฅ่ฉฑใซใ้ใใไบบ้ใฎๅๅคงใใงใใ
Finding meaning in the very act chosen by one's own will, regardless of the outcome. That is precisely the greatness of humans, which also connects to the Myth of Sisyphus.
ใใใ่ชฐใฎใใฎใงใใชใใๆฑบใใฆไป่ ใซๅงใญใใใจใฎใงใใชใ่ชๅใ ใใฎ็ฉ่ชใใ่ช ๅฎใซใใใใฆๅๅผทใ็ดกใใงใใใใใใฎใงใใ
Yes. I want to weave my own story sincerely and powerfully, something that belongs to no one else and can never be entrusted to others.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝ๏ผใซ๏ผ้ฅใ / ๏ฝ้ฅใใใใ
Used to describe falling into a negative situation, difficulty, or bad psychological state.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผ่ฒซๅพนใใ
Describes maintaining a strong will, standpoint, or principle until the end.
๏ฝ๏ผๅฆไฝใซ้ขใใใ๏ผ
Used to assert that something will be done regardless of the situation or condition (often results or reasons).
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผๅงใญใ
Used when entrusting an entire risk or fate to others or something else.
โQuestions
Aใฏใ้ๅฐใซไป่ ใฎไพกๅค่ฆณใซๅ่ชฟใใ็ใๆนใไฝใๆใใจไธปๅผตใใฆใใพใใใ
ใซใใฅใ่ชฌใใใไธๆก็ใใช็พๅฎใซๅฏพใใฆใใฉใฎใใใซๆฏใ่ใใใจใๆฑใใใใฆใใพใใใ
ใ่ช็ฑใใใฎ้่ตฐใใจใฏใใใฎๆ่ใงใฉใฎใใใช็พ่ฑกใๆใใฆใใพใใใ
ใๅงใญใใใฎ่ชญใฟๆนใจๆๅณใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ไปไธใใ
ใตใใใ
to bestow / assign
่ชๅทฑ็ๅค
ใใใใใ
self-alienation
ๅๆฒกใใ
ใพใใผใคใใ
to be buried / immersed
ๅ่ชฟใใ
ใฉใใกใใใใ
to conform / agree with
ไธๆก็
ใตใใใใ
absurdity / irrationality
ๅๅฎใ
ใใคใใคใ
urgency / earnestness
ใขใณใใใผใผ
ใใใกใฆใผใ
antithesis
ๆ็จๆง
ใใใใใใ
usefulness / utility
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