the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies.
前面講了一大長篇草坪的歷史,知道了這些,你的新家前面是不是要種一塊草坪的時候就有了更多的考慮。
學習歷史的最好理由不是為了預測未來,而是從過去中解放出來,并且思考與過去不一樣的可能性。
10級Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow68人有 · 評價18 · 書評1Yuval Noah HarariVintage / 2017-04 在扇貝讀書營讀的英文原版。 作者的腦洞很大,講任何一個觀點都要舉一大堆的例子,論證嚴密。 the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies. 前面講了一大長篇草坪的歷史,知道了這些,你的新家前面是不是要種一塊草坪的時候就有了更多的考慮。 學習歷史的最好理由不是為了預測未來,而是從過去中解放出來,并且思考與過去不一樣的可能性。
為什么環(huán)保難做?因為只有經(jīng)濟增速放緩才能達到環(huán)保的目標,而富人是不會同意的,人總是要過的越來越好不能倒退,窮人更不會同意,因為只有經(jīng)濟不斷發(fā)展,窮人的生活才有可能改善。房租都交不起了,誰在乎冰蓋融化!
Beauty is in the ears of the listener, and the customer is always right.
“If you are liberal, you will tend to say that the experiences of the musicology professor, of the young driver and of the Congolese hunter are all equally valuable, and all should be equally cherished. Every human experience contributes something unique, and enriches the world with new meaning. ...The wolf, though, isn't human, hence his experiences are far less valuable. That's why the life of a wolf is worth less than the life of a human, and why it is perfectly okay to kill a wolf in order to save a human. When all is said and done, wolves don't get to vote in any beauty contests, nor do they hold any credit cards.”
原文出處:《第七章(十二)》
「詞與短語」
when all is said and done:意為“說到底,歸根到底”,即“said when you are about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation”(出自《劍橋詞典》)。
「內(nèi)容梳理」
對于上述的幾種體驗,自由主義者會認為不管是音樂學教授、年輕駕駛員,還是剛果雨林的獵人,每個人的經(jīng)驗都很重要,都值得珍惜。每個人的體驗都能創(chuàng)造一些獨特的東西,用新的意義讓世界變得更豐富。然而,自由主義者認為狼的體驗價值遠低于人類,所以狼命自然不及人命重要,那么為了救人而殺掉一匹狼是再合理不過的事了。作者在此用調(diào)侃的語氣道:畢竟狼不用在選美比賽中投票——不懂美,狼也沒有信用卡——沒有錢。