對自己物件的整理不僅僅關係到整潔，更是精神的整理。
很多時候，人麼不願意捨弃自己擁有的物品，即使自己根本不需要它
大家也分享了那些讓自己怦然心動的物和事，有人熱愛寫科普文，有
幾位參加者還提出了“活人圖書”的概念，並且Reading Club 有望在下學期組織“活人圖書”分享活動。與傳統的讀書相比，讀”
2013年10月30日星期三
10/29's Summary: 《怦然心動的人生整理魔法》
今日圖書： 《怦然心動的人生整理魔法》近藤麻理惠著
對自己物件的整理不僅僅關係到整潔，更是精神的整理。
很多時候，人麼不願意捨弃自己擁有的物品，即使自己根本不需要它
大家也分享了那些讓自己怦然心動的物和事，有人熱愛寫科普文，有
幾位參加者還提出了“活人圖書”的概念，並且Reading Club 有望在下學期組織“活人圖書”分享活動。與傳統的讀書相比，讀”
對自己物件的整理不僅僅關係到整潔，更是精神的整理。
很多時候，人麼不願意捨弃自己擁有的物品，即使自己根本不需要它
大家也分享了那些讓自己怦然心動的物和事，有人熱愛寫科普文，有
幾位參加者還提出了“活人圖書”的概念，並且Reading Club 有望在下學期組織“活人圖書”分享活動。與傳統的讀書相比，讀”
2013年10月28日星期一
10/25's Summary: Physician-Assisted Suicide (Continued)
The general theme is the same with the Wednesday session. But the mentioned aspects are different. When we talked about physician-assisted suicide, we want to figure out answers to some other questions first:
1. If the physician-assisted suicide is protected as a basic human right, will some one who would not have commited suicide die because of the existence of this kind of seemingly easy and convenient choice?
2. Humanitarianism faces a dilemmma, for both taking one's life away and leaving a person in endless pain are considered to be inhumane.
3. Does life by inherent has its value and meaning simply by its existence? Is the fact that one is alive more meaningful or important than the fact that he is actually suffering and is determinded to end his life?
4. Some laws permit one to sign off some contracts to let physician end his or her life. But it requires that this is done when the person is rational. But what is the definition of being "rational"? Are psychiatrists and physicians really reliable to give verification?
1. If the physician-assisted suicide is protected as a basic human right, will some one who would not have commited suicide die because of the existence of this kind of seemingly easy and convenient choice?
2. Humanitarianism faces a dilemmma, for both taking one's life away and leaving a person in endless pain are considered to be inhumane.
3. Does life by inherent has its value and meaning simply by its existence? Is the fact that one is alive more meaningful or important than the fact that he is actually suffering and is determinded to end his life?
4. Some laws permit one to sign off some contracts to let physician end his or her life. But it requires that this is done when the person is rational. But what is the definition of being "rational"? Are psychiatrists and physicians really reliable to give verification?
2013年10月23日星期三
10/23's Summary: Physician-Assisted Suicide
If you are losing your memory day by day, feeling totally confused and hopeless, and fearing that you are becoming another person, will you choose to end your life?
In today’s movie, You Don’t Know Jack (2010), Janet made her decision. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and she was determined to commit suicide with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the physician-assisted suicide, aiming to help people in unbearable suffering to die quickly and with dignity.
You can imagine the controversial consequences of doing so. We discussed about it without definite conclusion. In my opinion, having the choice of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (the difference is that you pull the plug on your own for the latter) is a kind of human rights. It is better dying with dignity than living meaninglessly. However, Dr. Chan pointed out we also needed to consider what might be the consequences on societal level if such means get approved as a policy or law. He introduced to us that Washington and Oregon are the only two states in the U.S that allow physician-assisted suicide, and the statistics reveal that the percentage of people who died of assisted suicide climbed up in the recent year. What’s more, we discussed about other alternative means such as hospice service, via which people die naturally but still with care and dignity. It is not surprising that hospice service has difficulty developing in Holland, where euthanasia is legal. People just choose the quicker and easier ways.
Due to limited time, we did not talk it through. But such controversial topic deserves further thinking and discussion. Let’s continue with it on Friday!
In today’s movie, You Don’t Know Jack (2010), Janet made her decision. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and she was determined to commit suicide with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the physician-assisted suicide, aiming to help people in unbearable suffering to die quickly and with dignity.
You can imagine the controversial consequences of doing so. We discussed about it without definite conclusion. In my opinion, having the choice of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (the difference is that you pull the plug on your own for the latter) is a kind of human rights. It is better dying with dignity than living meaninglessly. However, Dr. Chan pointed out we also needed to consider what might be the consequences on societal level if such means get approved as a policy or law. He introduced to us that Washington and Oregon are the only two states in the U.S that allow physician-assisted suicide, and the statistics reveal that the percentage of people who died of assisted suicide climbed up in the recent year. What’s more, we discussed about other alternative means such as hospice service, via which people die naturally but still with care and dignity. It is not surprising that hospice service has difficulty developing in Holland, where euthanasia is legal. People just choose the quicker and easier ways.
Due to limited time, we did not talk it through. But such controversial topic deserves further thinking and discussion. Let’s continue with it on Friday!
2013年10月22日星期二
Book of the day: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
Have you ever thought about why things can change, or why Apple and Samsung now become the most popular mobile device brands? Gladwell stated his unique and convincing explanations in this book.
There are three "rules of epidemics" contributing to the formation of most social trends: the law of the few, the stickiness factor and the power of context. Specially, the author came up with the "broken windows theory", which holds that minor, unchecked signs of deterioration in a neighborhood or community can, over time, result in major declines in the quality of living. This is analogous to the fact that if the window of a house is broken and left unfixed, people tend to think no one is in charge of this place, resulting in more broken windows and even crimes.
Lots of Gladwell's ideas can be applied to the real-life situations. In terms of Chinese corruption, focus can be put on the moral values, working behaviors and basic discipline obedience of officials, which might prevent corruption by making them feel watched every day. In addition, we learn how to convince people and form habits by small steps to reach the tipping point.
There are three "rules of epidemics" contributing to the formation of most social trends: the law of the few, the stickiness factor and the power of context. Specially, the author came up with the "broken windows theory", which holds that minor, unchecked signs of deterioration in a neighborhood or community can, over time, result in major declines in the quality of living. This is analogous to the fact that if the window of a house is broken and left unfixed, people tend to think no one is in charge of this place, resulting in more broken windows and even crimes.
Lots of Gladwell's ideas can be applied to the real-life situations. In terms of Chinese corruption, focus can be put on the moral values, working behaviors and basic discipline obedience of officials, which might prevent corruption by making them feel watched every day. In addition, we learn how to convince people and form habits by small steps to reach the tipping point.
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