The Importance of Living

"The distinguishing feature of Western scholars is that their specialization and knowledge are divided into different disciplines: excessive development of logical thinking and specialization, its terminology brings a strange fact of modern civilization Even ordinary people, even educated people, philosophy is that he is the best "subject" possible, which is, of course, a strange anomaly of contemporary culture. Philosophy should be closest to human embrace and business, which is the most deviant from life In China the study of life's wisdom forms the school's main profession. Modern people are not interested in the problems of life, they are problems of life. The theme of philosophy, or we are far from the original philosophical concept. "

According to a survey of 2016 published in the Journal of Democracy, in the US 's 1000s, he was indifferent to the importance of living in democracy, and only 30 respondents thought this was "the greatest importance" It is only%. . In the same survey, in 1995, only one out of ten reported that the "military" made the country "good" or "very good", and it was one sixth as a result of the survey It was. In the referendum in the summer of 2013, it was shown that only 30% of American citizens at the time were able to correctly nominate the party that controlled each parliament. In another referendum in 2006, at least two of the nine Supreme Court judges can be nominated, compared to 77% of the seven dwarfs who can talk to Snow White, It was only 24%. At least two

Exaggerating the importance of status is difficult. In fact, some scientists believe that our life depends on it. According to research, social status can be the most important factor affecting how long we live. Robert Sapolski's research shows our identity is synonymous with longevity with respect to our evolution cousins ​​and primates. Sapolski observed that higher status monkeys have lower baseline stress hormone levels and are healthier and more lasting. Further studies suggest that as our perception of our condition increases, the level of dopamine in the human brain increases. In another study, researchers concluded that the feeling that the status has risen is similar to the feeling of winning a big hit. In contrast, recognition of social exclusion and loss of identity has been shown to activate the same area of ​​the brain associated with body pain.