Issue244 【0906G 文以载道三月四月小组】第一周第三次作业 by liuguagua

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Issue244
"Most societies do not take their greatest thinkers seriously, even when they claim to admire them."
很多社会并不重视思想家，即使社会宣称很景仰这些思想家。
提纲：部分肯定
1、思想家定义为：有思想体系的人，包括哲学家，理论家和学者，不能简单说不重视
2、哲学家思想比较深刻，同时代的人可能理解不了。举：苏格拉底例子说明。
3、自然科学家 的发现 需要长时间来验证，所以不能被重视。举：哥白尼
4、对于那些发明能够容易验证的，同时代就可以得到大众的尊重。比如：袁隆平
5、结论：不能轻易下结论，应看是否能被别人接受 或被轻易验证。


With his definition as the person who has awell-developed faculty for thinking as a philosopher, theorist, or scholar, thethinker includes philosopher, physician and other people. Although I insofar agreewith the assertion that greatest thinker are not always treated importantly inmost of societies, even people of that era advocate their thoughts, different kindsof people reflect different situations.

One reason for my fundamental agree withthe speaker is that many of the great philosophers whose thoughts penetratesuperficial views that common people hold are not easily understood by thepopulace, which will lead to the indifference from the masses. Most of thethoughts hold by great philosophers exceeded their decades. Socrates, a ClassicalGreek philosopher, is renowned for Socratic Method or method of ‘elenchus’,which he largely applied to the examination of key moral concepts such as theGood and Justice and he was followed by many young . But he was suspicious bymany of his contemporaries, who thought he is a Sophist and was sentence todeath. Such kinds of examples exist very common, which prove that philosophers arenot easily comprehended by others.

Another reason why I essentially agree withthe speaker is that the inventions of great thinkers in natural sciences needlong time to be confirmed after the extensive accumulation of data and proof. Thegreat scientists must endure the test of time and will not revere by populace. NicolausCopernicus is best known for his heliocentric system which is the astronomicaltheory that the sun is at rest near the center of the universe. His predictionwas substantiated by Galileo who invented the telescope in 1609. Thus,the masses cannot take the great thinkers seriously most of the time due to thetimes and limited technology development.

Nonetheless, without accounting for otherpossibilities that the invention can be justified on timely, the author cannotassert that some great thinkers are not taken seriously. Like Yuan longping, a Chineseagriculture scientist, is known for developing the first hybrid rice varietieswhich provides a robust food source in high famine risk areas in Africa,America, and Asia. His achievement as a victory over the threat of famine andusher us into a world with ample food and himself is honored as “The Father ofHybrid Rice”. Great thinkers, whose inventions which can be confirmed easily ortested are very simply to accept by the contemporaries, are respected by thecommon people.

In sum, the speaker’s claim ignores thestandards which are using to decide whether the populace can accept theirthoughts or their discoveries are attested easily. When it can be easily accepted,they will be respected by the populace; otherwise, they will be resisted oroutraged.

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