This blog post takes a balanced look at the medical hopes that human genetic engineering technology can bring, as well as the ethical controversies and unpredictable risks.   If I marry the person I love and have children, will I have a son who looks like Leonardo DiCaprio and a daughter who looks like Emma Watson? I thought that unless a tiny amount of my good-looking genes were passed on...

In this blog post, we will reconsider the meaning of altruistic behavior through the perspectives of “birds of a feather flock together” and evolutionary theory to see if it really only brings losses.   It is difficult to divide people into two categories based on a single criterion, but if we use their attitude toward cooperation as a criterion, we can divide them into cooperative and...

In this blog post, we will look at the advances in artificial intelligence revealed through the match between Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo, and what it means for human intelligence and the future of society.   In March 2016, the match between Lee Se-dol 9th Dan and AlphaGo ended with AlphaGo winning 4 games and Lee losing 1. Before the match began, the majority of the public believed that we still...

In this blog post, we will examine why altruistic behavior occurs from the perspective of selfish genes and how it has been sustained in human society.   I would like to take a look at the Korean drama Reply 1988, which kept me awake every night with excitement. This drama warmly depicts Korean society in the late 1980s and the relationships between families and neighbors, resonating with...

In this blog post, we will examine the essence of philosophy through how philosophers from Plato to Adorno have understood and explored truth.   Why philosophy still? What is truth? The question of truth is a fundamental question of humanity and, therefore, a fundamental question of philosophy. In a sense, the very reason for the existence of philosophy lies in the question of truth. The...

In this blog post, we will reinterpret the meaning of freedom through the concepts of passive and active bondage, and reflect on what true freedom is.   A philosophical consideration of the relationship between freedom and bondage It is often said that there are two forms of freedom. One is active and positive freedom, which is the freedom to do what one wants, and the other is passive...

In this blog post, we will take a closer look at various map projection methods for transferring the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map, as well as their mathematical principles and characteristics.   The location of a specific shape on the Earth’s surface is expressed by longitude and latitude, which form a geographic coordinate system. Since a geographic coordinate system is...

In this blog post, we will examine the long-standing human desire for eternal life and the impact of death on the meaning and happiness of life from a philosophical perspective.   There have been various attempts to achieve eternal life throughout history. The most famous example is Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who sent his ministers to search for the elixir of life. However...

In this blog post, we will examine why a safe and comfortable living environment is considered a fundamental human right and look at various policies aimed at realizing this right.   The right to housing is the right of all people to be provided with adequate housing and to maintain and enjoy their current housing in a stable manner. This is one of the fundamental human rights, and a stable...

In this blog post, we will look at various cases to see whether you can claim ownership based on possession alone, based on the difference between the concepts of possession and ownership.   Is the person using an item the owner of that item? Possession refers to the actual control of an item. In contrast, ownership is defined as the right to use, profit from, or dispose of an item...