This blog post reflects on the meaning of being a true doctor through the story of a physician who cared not only for his patients’ bodies but also their hearts, living his life with faith and love. I was recommended and read the book ‘That Young Foolish Doctor’. This book contains the deeply moving story of a young doctor who lived his life sincerely loving people. He was a person...
Is Rape an Evolutionary Adaptation for Reproduction?
In this blog post, we explore whether the act of rape is an evolutionary adaptation or part of a gene propagation strategy. Rape and Evolution Some organisms developed gills to adapt to aquatic environments, while certain plants evolved nectar glands to attract insects. In this way, all organisms existing on Earth today have continuously evolved to keep pace with an ever-changing...
Could the advancement of science and technology bring about humanity’s extinction?
This blog post explores various scenarios concerning humanity’s end and how scientific and technological progress could threaten our future. How long can humans live? We always live with death close at hand. In daily life, we can meet death for various reasons: tripping and falling, driving a car incorrectly, or contracting cancer. However, threats facing all of humanity, beyond...
The Courage to Be Disliked (Adler’s Teleology and the Pursuit of Happiness)
This blog post examines Adler’s teleology and approach to pursuing happiness through ‘The Courage to Be Disliked’, discussing the importance of self-acceptance and task separation. Understanding Teleology: It’s Not About Causes or Starting Points! The most distinctive feature of this book is its reflection of Alfred Adler’s philosophy, a somewhat unfamiliar name. The...
Never Let Me Go (A Life of Submission to Fate—Is That Truly Our Choice?)
In this blog post, we examine the protagonists’ lives of submission to fate through ‘Never Let Me Go’ and explore whether that choice was truly freedom. The story’s protagonist and narrator, Kathy, is a 31-year-old “carer.” She has spent over 11 years caring for “donors,” among whom are her former classmates Tommy and Ruth. Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth all attended Hailsham, the...
The question posed by ‘My Brilliant Life’: What is communication?
Kim Ae-ran’s ‘My Brilliant Life’ explores the meaning of communication through Areum, a boy with progeria. This blog post examines communication and understanding within his story. Introducing Areum The parents of Areum, the protagonist of the Korean novel ‘My Brilliant Life’, started their family in a somewhat unconventional way. They became parents to a child while still in high...
Lu Xun’s Melancholy and Enlightenment as Seen Through ‘A Madman’s Diary’
This blog post examines Lu Xun’s melancholy and enlightenment consciousness revealed through ‘A Madman’s Diary’, revisiting its meaning from today’s perspective. Melancholy is the product of knowledge. The more we know, the more we suffer. For we come to know the good, the bad, and even the wrong. For those who seek to change what they know for the better, that suffering...
‘Darwin’s Table’: Is Evolution Truly Determined by Genes?
This blog post explores the question of whether genes drive evolution, focusing on the debate between Dawkins and Gould. ‘Darwin’s Table’ is a book capturing the fierce debate between Richard Dawkins and Stephen J. Gould, two giants of evolutionary theory. Evolutionary theory, once mocked by creationists, has now spread as the accepted scientific consensus among people over the past...
Homo Deus (Is it wrong to believe in the unseen?)
This blog post critically examines Yuval Noah Harari’s arguments about fiction and reality in ‘Homo Deus’. The word “Deus” in the book’s title ‘Homo Deus’ means God. That is, the author, Yuval Noah Harari, argues through this book that humans aspire to transcend Homo sapiens and become gods. He states that due to rapid technological and scientific advancement, along with the...
Homo Deus (Is Human Originality Solely Due to Communication and Cooperation?)
In this blog post, I question Yuval Noah Harari’s argument about human originality presented in ‘Homo Deus’. In the book ‘Homo Deus’, Yuval Noah Harari states that the human trait enabling humanity to dominate Earth is the ability to communicate and cooperate. Harari’s claim that this ability is the fundamental capacity distinguishing humans from other species rests on two main...