A Call to Attention !
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Who are we,
this 15th wave 12v4 Class?
Pretty Child — by Kim Yerin The Way of High Values and Well-being — by Myeong Do-Hyeong A Glowing, Growing Bright Lamp for the World — by Park Gyu-Tae Beautiful Smile — by Park MiSo .Artificial Intelligence in the Context of The Four-Seven Debate
By Myeong Do-Hyeong
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The famous four-seven debate is concerned with the origins of moral standards and feelings. The traditional Confucianistic-and Neo-confucianistic belief is that humans are born to be moral. ToeGye, a famous Korean Neoconfucian scholar, claimed that the four germs of morality arise from Yi (the principle) and the seven feelings arise from Ki (the material energy). However, GoBong,his junior, criticized him for being too dualistic and insisted that both should be seen as the combination of Yi [or "li" / Principles] and Ki [Force/Energy].
While Gobong’s stance in the four-seven debate concerns mostly about the doctrines of neoconfucianism and the proper usage of the terms Yi and Ki, Toegye, through separating the origins of four germs and seven feelings completely, sought to propose the possibility of establishing a system of absolute moral values uncontaminated by human feelings. The separation of four germs and seven feelings mean that the latter will not affect the former, and the former will always be “good”–by the word “good” I do not only mean morally right, but also that it follows the providence of nature, Yi…. Continue
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Moonlight and The Soul
… Lee Hwang [ToeGye] explained… We should be able to distinguish … and clearly define the relationship between the four and the seven, the ‘li’ [Internal Principles of Metaphysical "Reality"] and the ‘ki’ [External Form of Material, Physical "Reality"].
Ki Dae Seung [GoBong] rebutted using the moon analogy. He believed the moon in the sky is like the inner core of the human mind. The reflection of the moon we see then in a pond or a river is an expression of the inner core moral values by human beings–through how they act or how they speak…
However, it is important for us not to discriminate between the moon itself and the reflection of the moon. Although the image of the moon could be wasted and distorted due to the water’s movement, the moon is still the white, bright moon and will be a moon always and forever. Whatever humans become or however they behave and whatnot, it is important to understand that the inner value of the human being is always there, pure and firm. It exists before birth and stays there strong and forever… Continue
.Authentic Value: What it Means to be Human?
Leonardo DiCaprio? Ridley Scott? (!!)
Park GyuTae writes: One day, after 8 hours of tiring school time, I picked up the thickest book on my book shelf to go to sleep – it said “The Brave New World” on its cover. After 5 minutes, I was confronted with a fantasy world in which babies were “hatched”. Immediately, I knew that this was the wrong book – I would not be able to fall a sleep reading this book.
Although I was very tired, too tired even to open my eyes, I decided to explore the new world a little more because I wanted to visualize the possibly future society in my head (I should admit that one of the other reasons why I continued with the reading was that the author described the female protagonist in a very sensual manner)…. Continue
Philosophy(Morality) and Robotics – Changing Nature of “Morality” in Robots
by Han Ryun … Algorithms that enables real logical thinking with free will of individuals are being developed by numerous scientific institutions, and many scientific scholars predict that real A.I. will be possible in next 50 years. When robots are so developed that they are equipped with ethos, pathos, and logos of humans, big problem will come to all humans: do humans have to respect robots as individual being that are capable of thinking and feeling as we do?
If humans say yes to this question, we should view robots as somewhat equal to humans, so human-centered Three Laws or Robotics should be abolished and replaced with more liberal laws that guarantee equality between humans and robots. However, there is concern to this response. This new law legitimize killing of humans by robots under the name of self-defense; is it really okay? This new moral code can kill us; then, is it moral?
On the other hand, if humans say no to this question, we are making ourselves the God of robots; although robots and humans share similar degree of intelligence and pathos, humans are innately superior and can decide fates of robots on our decisions without any concerns that arouse from robot’s perspective. This makes humans very arrogant; this is even more arrogant than the relationship between the God and humans because the God is at least far more superior than humans in terms of logos, ethos, and pathos while robots and humans share similar degree of those things. Do we deserve this position?
To me, this new more “human-centered” logic is no different from that slavery. A lot of ethical dilemma will arise regarding this new logic of thinking; so-called “moral” code is not moral anymore…. Continue
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A Prosperous, Blossoming Oneness — by Jung Young-il
Like a Gyroscope for Smooth Operations — by Han Ryun
Being Conscience of Kindness, with a Sense of Gratitude — by Han Ji-Eun
Championing the One Great Han People — by Hong Seung-Beom
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The Education of Little Tree
(the book cover- left is Korean version and right is English version. Korean translation is “the days when my soul was warm” , I prefer the Korean version with cute short Indian boy)
”The Education of Little Tree” written by Forest Carter is my lifelong bestseller that enlightened and inspired me. The book is about Little Tree, a young Indian boy who got to live with his Cherokee Grandparent. The Cherokee have their own words, expressions, and patterns of life to live harmoniously with nature and with the people around them. I found the book, for the first time, on my mother’s bookshelf, when I was a kindergarten student. With curiosity I picked up the book, but could not read it then, because the letters were too dense and book was too thick for a young girl of that age to read through. About 5 years later… Continue,
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By Park Miso [Uhmmm... an inclination...?]
… I believe that humans are born as nothing but an inclination, that the influences that one gets as one grows older determines the personality. The inclination, however, can effect the reaction of a person toward the same situation. 3 years ago, there was a famous story about a young homeless African American girl who got into Harvard. She was in a situation where a person might say it was “impossible to study”–but she overcame the difficulty and achieved a high level of education. Also, while living in a protectory house with her mother and sisters, she traveled 3 hours to stay in the same high school throughout her last three years, since the teacher recommendation plays a key role in college admission. Many people tend to give up in the face of a lesser devastating situation, but this girl bravely faced the difficulty and found her way out. Even in the same situation, according to the inclination of one’s personality, how one acts can differentiate success or failure orientation… Continue .A Response to Miso’s Writing about The 4/7 Debate
by Park GyuTaeHi, Miso!! Thank you for sharing your idea about the human nature, for that was indeed interesting. I have been thinking about whether a person is good or bad from their birth and I have reached a different conclusion.
Dick Cheney–Angry
Although it is very hard to believe that human qualities are determined even from the very moment of their birth, I think humans are evil in nature.
One of the reasons is that humans are selfish. Because we can feel senses and because we feel some fundamental desires such as the desire for food, humans seek a better condition to satisfy the senses and desires…
When you see a person drowning in a river, you should never give your hand to the person because the person will pull you so hard and try to use you to survive – your safety is not something that is even considered. To satisfy the fundamental desire to breathe, people are very ready to harm others…. Continue
.morality – is it really the way we should go?
… “What on earth is MORALITY?” I mean, did anyone define morality? If one says murder is not acceptable because it is not moral, I would like to ask him or she why it is not moral. Is there any firm answer? I myself cannot think of one.
Ray Kurzweil: What is he up to?
Bae Solhee offers a
Response to Lee Seohyun’s Idea
On: “Philosophy Gains from Technology? Not!“
Immanuel Kant Suggests
By Lee JooHyung … Immanuel Kant suggests that all the values and quality that humans have and cherish can be applied to all organisms with the power to think, to reason. If we really hope for a robot to function only as a tool for humans, then scientists must not instill the power to reason into robots. The robot must be functioning only as a calculator, to be strictly operated by human manipulations. In this regard, Jung Young-il’s perspective on the status of robots in nature is quite different from mine–in terms of the significance of a mental system. If Young-il really intended to show some clear difference between robots and humans, I think it might have been far better for him to bring up the issue of “emotion”. Being independent from systematic mental or reasoning functions, emotions could suggest another border between robots and humans… Continue .To see Jung Young-il’s original post, go to Response to “Integration” : http://escribopordelmundo.blogspot.com/2012/04/response-to-integration-of-philosophy.html
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One of my Favorite Memes: To Win the Soul, Speak to the Heart
Death of an Orange
This is my first time trying to use the stop-motion technique, and this was literally a trial run–the clip was made in just an hour. I just wanted to get the feel of making a stop-motion film and explore its possibilities. The result (and the process) was satisfactory-more projects to come!
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