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說真話的勇氣：北野武の新道德
渴望自由──就要活在自己訂立的道德！
你以為的道德，真的是道德嗎？
不要一味依從別人訂立的道德。
我寫這本書就是為了表達這看法。
認真的傢伙總有一天會成為大人物？
這世界早就不是這麼一回事了！
孩子們總有一天會踏入這些夢話根本行不通的現實社會！
教導孩子動腦思考，用心判斷才是當前最重要的事！
道德是便宜行事的另一種說法，
意思就跟「行人請靠右行走」沒什麼兩樣！
為什麼人類需要道德？
為什麼身為人，需要遵守道德？
大人能給出合理的答案嗎？
大人能給出讓孩子們打從心裡認同的答案嗎？
還在找尋下一個世代的生存法則？
或者在迷惘自己沒有夢想的人生？
大人嘴上的正義與公平又真的是那麼一回事嗎？
與其順從別人的想法度日，不如試著創造出屬於自己的道德觀吧！
──稀世天才北野武，緊攫現代社會核心問題，道出語不驚人，死不休的道德觀！
北野武：「千萬別相信那種滿口道德的傢伙。」
大人總是強迫孩子接受從自己年幼時，一直傳承下來的「道德」，因為大人們深信「好事」永遠不變。
隨著世間變化，我們和別人、世界的相處方式也逐漸改變。
世間其實沒那麼險惡，孩子們的道德觀也沒那麼糟。
或許應該說，變得更有道德。
要是不徹底施行道德教育，孩子們勢必學壞的說法，只能說是老一輩的錯覺。
他們卻堅信這種錯覺是「好事」。
所以想灌輸孩子這種錯覺。
因為做好事會心情好。
沒必要把老一輩的戲言當真。
硬是強迫孩子接受陳腐的道德，這世間也不會變好。比起致力於這種蠢事，教導孩子動腦思考、用心判斷才是最重要的事。
重要的是，大人自己必須先動腦思考。
不要一味依從別人訂立的道德。
我寫這本書就是為了表達這看法。
再來就要靠你自己思考。
你以為的道德，真的是道德嗎？
不要一味依從別人訂立的道德。
我寫這本書就是為了表達這看法。
認真的傢伙總有一天會成為大人物？
這世界早就不是這麼一回事了！
孩子們總有一天會踏入這些夢話根本行不通的現實社會！
教導孩子動腦思考，用心判斷才是當前最重要的事！
道德是便宜行事的另一種說法，
意思就跟「行人請靠右行走」沒什麼兩樣！
為什麼人類需要道德？
為什麼身為人，需要遵守道德？
大人能給出合理的答案嗎？
大人能給出讓孩子們打從心裡認同的答案嗎？
還在找尋下一個世代的生存法則？
或者在迷惘自己沒有夢想的人生？
大人嘴上的正義與公平又真的是那麼一回事嗎？
與其順從別人的想法度日，不如試著創造出屬於自己的道德觀吧！
──稀世天才北野武，緊攫現代社會核心問題，道出語不驚人，死不休的道德觀！
北野武：「千萬別相信那種滿口道德的傢伙。」
大人總是強迫孩子接受從自己年幼時，一直傳承下來的「道德」，因為大人們深信「好事」永遠不變。
隨著世間變化，我們和別人、世界的相處方式也逐漸改變。
世間其實沒那麼險惡，孩子們的道德觀也沒那麼糟。
或許應該說，變得更有道德。
要是不徹底施行道德教育，孩子們勢必學壞的說法，只能說是老一輩的錯覺。
他們卻堅信這種錯覺是「好事」。
所以想灌輸孩子這種錯覺。
因為做好事會心情好。
沒必要把老一輩的戲言當真。
硬是強迫孩子接受陳腐的道德，這世間也不會變好。比起致力於這種蠢事，教導孩子動腦思考、用心判斷才是最重要的事。
重要的是，大人自己必須先動腦思考。
不要一味依從別人訂立的道德。
我寫這本書就是為了表達這看法。
再來就要靠你自己思考。
272 pages, Paperback
Published April 30, 2016
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Takeshi Kitano
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Native name for Takeshi Bīto
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June 28, 2017
Before starting this review, I should say that this book took an extraordinary amount of time to finish. Not because of the content, which is amazing, but because well....Japanese isn't my first language and my small brain gets fatigued reading it for more than 15-20 minutes at a time. That being said, this is a fantastic book.
Recently, Japan has started implementing in elementary and junior high schools(perhaps senior high school as well?) something called "moral education". In truth, it's not a particularly new idea as the Meiji government back in the mid 19th century first implemented it and was taught right up until the end of WW2 when the Allies saw it as a vehicle of the state to teach nationalism. That it is being taught again is a controversial issue among both the public and teachers (as of next year it will become an official graded subject as well).
Kitano's book asks whether this is a positive thing. By using multiple examples in trying to define "morality", he makes a strong argument that rather than have the state present a monolithic idea of it, we should instead take into account that human beings and their values vary wildly. What may be "moral" for you may not be for me. By way of example he cites the practice of samurai who used to decapitate their defeated enemies. At the time, nobody questioned this practiced and was generally seen as being the honourable thing to do. Yet thankfully, nobody today sees this practice the same way.
Furthermore, he makes an important distinction between morality and manners. Moral Education textbooks often teach the example of giving up your seat on the train to an older person because when you do good things everyone feels good.
Is this a moral act? Or is it simply good manners? Does this even need to be taught?
In addition, if we give up our seat to an elderly person in order to "feel good", is this moral or is it selfish? Is it moral to do good things for selfish reasons?
These are the questions this book asks and as he says at the end, it's up to all of us to think about them for ourselves. 『それがいたくて、この本を書いた。あとは自分で考えてほしい』。
Recently, Japan has started implementing in elementary and junior high schools(perhaps senior high school as well?) something called "moral education". In truth, it's not a particularly new idea as the Meiji government back in the mid 19th century first implemented it and was taught right up until the end of WW2 when the Allies saw it as a vehicle of the state to teach nationalism. That it is being taught again is a controversial issue among both the public and teachers (as of next year it will become an official graded subject as well).
Kitano's book asks whether this is a positive thing. By using multiple examples in trying to define "morality", he makes a strong argument that rather than have the state present a monolithic idea of it, we should instead take into account that human beings and their values vary wildly. What may be "moral" for you may not be for me. By way of example he cites the practice of samurai who used to decapitate their defeated enemies. At the time, nobody questioned this practiced and was generally seen as being the honourable thing to do. Yet thankfully, nobody today sees this practice the same way.
Furthermore, he makes an important distinction between morality and manners. Moral Education textbooks often teach the example of giving up your seat on the train to an older person because when you do good things everyone feels good.
Is this a moral act? Or is it simply good manners? Does this even need to be taught?
In addition, if we give up our seat to an elderly person in order to "feel good", is this moral or is it selfish? Is it moral to do good things for selfish reasons?
These are the questions this book asks and as he says at the end, it's up to all of us to think about them for ourselves. 『それがいたくて、この本を書いた。あとは自分で考えてほしい』。
February 22, 2023
北野武的新道德，簡單說呢，就是莊子的「聖人不死，大盜不止」。
December 23, 2021
论辛辣点评针砭时弊还得看北野武老爷子
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