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From “Deceiver” to Digital Giant
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zhé xué哲学zhǐyòng lái用来xún zhǎo寻找dá àn答案huìràngrénhuái yí怀疑xí yǐ wéi cháng习以为常deshì jiè世界

Philosophy is not only used to find answers; it can also make people question the world they have grown used to.

yī wèi一位zhé xué jiā哲学家céngzuòguòzhè yàng这样dexiǎng xiàng想象rú guǒ如果yǒuyí gè一个qiáng dà强大deqī piàn欺骗zhěnéngkòng zhì控制wǒ men我们degǎn jué感觉xiǎng fǎ想法wǒ men我们háinéngxiāng xìn相信shén me什么

A philosopher once imagined this: if there were a powerful deceiver who could control our senses and thoughts, what could we still believe?

rèn wéi认为jí shǐ即使yī qiè一切dōukě néng可能shìjiǎ de假的zhèng zài正在huái yí怀疑dezhì shǎo至少zhēn shí真实cún zài存在

He believed that even if everything might be false, the “I” that is doubting must at least truly exist.

zhè ge这个wèn tí问题hòu lái后来biàn dé变得yuè lái yuè越来越zhòng yào重要rú guǒ如果wǒ men我们zhǐ néng只能tōng guò通过xìn xī信息rèn shí认识shì jiè世界xìn xī信息jiùkě néng可能bèixuǎn zé选择gǎi biàn改变kòng zhì控制

This question later became increasingly important: if we can know the world only through information, then information can be selected, changed, and controlled.

rú jīn如今shù zì数字píng tái平台huìjì lù记录wǒ men我们dexíng wéi行为cāi cè猜测wǒ men我们dexǐ hào喜好zàijué dìng决定xiàngwǒ men我们tuī jiàn推荐shén me什么

Today, digital platforms record our behavior, guess what we like, and then decide what to recommend to us.

tā men它们zhǐ shì只是yǐng xiǎng影响wǒ men我们xiāng xìn相信shén me什么kě néng可能màn màn慢慢yǐng xiǎng影响wǒ men我们xiǎng yào想要shén me什么

They do not only affect what we believe; they may also gradually affect what we want.

dāngměi gè rén每个人zhǐkàn dào看到fú hé符合zì jǐ自己xìng qù兴趣denèi róng内容jiùgèngnányù jiàn遇见bù tóng不同derénxīndexiǎng fǎ想法yì wài意外dekě néng可能

When everyone sees only content that matches their own interests, it becomes harder to encounter different people, new ideas, and unexpected possibilities.

zhēn zhèng真正dewēi xiǎn危险zhǐ shì只是shòu piàn受骗ér shì而是wǒ men我们kāi shǐ开始jué de觉得xiàn yǒu现有shì jiè世界wú fǎ无法gǎi biàn改变

The real danger is not only being deceived, but also beginning to feel that the existing world cannot be changed.

zhé xué哲学dezuò yòng作用zhèng shì正是dǎ pò打破zhè zhǒng这种lěng mò冷漠tí xǐng提醒wǒ men我们yǎn qián眼前deshēng huó fāng shì生活方式bìng fēi并非wéi yī唯一xuǎn zé选择rén men人们réngnéngxiǎng xiàng想象bìngchuàng zào创造gèngpíng děng平等gèngkāi fàng开放degòng tóng共同shēng huó生活

The role of philosophy is precisely to break this indifference and remind us that the way we live now is not the only choice; people can still imagine and create a more equal and open shared life.

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