バカの壁

by Takeshi Yōrō, 養老孟司

Best seller writteb by Yoro Takeshi.

Genres: Japan, Japanese Literature

204 pages, Paperback Shinsho

First published April 10, 2003

Reviews

[Sofie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a bit chaotic. I struggled to grasp what the author is trying to say at times but that was the whole point of reading this, I guess. The book is already quite old and from a completely different culture, so it was interesting to see what issues were being discussed in Japanese society in the early 2000s. I heard about this book from Mono no Aware’s Tamaoki Shūkei, who wholeheartedly recommended it in his podcast, so I keep thinking what could’ve felt so revolutionary about this book to him.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perspective-altering read.

People change all the time; information is permanent.

"So you should tell young people not to waste time wondering 'What is my individuality?'" - Focusing on empathy rather than standing out for the sake of standing out.

His analogy of life being a mountain climb: "Ascend one more step to make your view better, even by just a little".

[puripuri · Rating 2 out of 5]

對於非日語母語者來說，除非學日語練讀解所需否則還是別浪費時間看這本書，真想看的話隨便找個ポイントまとめ看看就足夠了⋯⋯
書中雖然提供了一些新鮮的看待事物角度，舉的某些例子和引用的資料也很有趣，但是結構散亂、邏輯也非常站不住腳，還出現了不少輕率概括謬誤，時常讀著讀著感嘆「這也能圓回來？」還有老是把舊概念拎出來批判一番然後毫無理據地換個說法，換湯不換藥有什麼意義，就為了駁倒權威嗎？很難想像這麼一本書竟會出自醫學部教授之手⋯⋯
個人認為少數亮點之一是，2003年便預見到神經網絡和人工智能的應用前景無限（

[Paul Finch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned more about Japanese culture, reviewed some thoughts on criticism of university foci, and some thoughts on cognitive science. It was interesting.

[Curtis · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first attempt at reading a book in Japanese. I'm nowhere near finishing, but so far it seems decent. It feels like the author is just ranting a lot, but he does have some good points occasionally.