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Episode #027 ... Thomas Hobbes pt. 2

2014/7/1
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主持人详细阐述了霍布斯《利维坦》中关于恐惧本质的观点,以及该观点对其个人生活和认知方式产生的深远影响。主持人回顾了年轻时遭受严重非理性恐惧的经历,这种恐惧如同一种精神枷锁,尽管意识到其荒谬性,却无法摆脱。通过阅读霍布斯著作,主持人逐渐理解了恐惧的双重性:适度恐惧有助于生存,过度恐惧则有害。霍布斯认为,恐惧是人类行为的重要动机,在自然状态下,恐惧驱动着个体为生存而努力。然而,在社会状态下,过度恐惧会导致个体放弃自由,屈服于权力。主持人将霍布斯的恐惧理论扩展到其他心理状态,认为适度自审有助于避免极端。主持人还分享了一个在Subway餐厅的经历,这个经历生动地展现了个人经历如何扭曲对现实的感知,以及霍布斯哲学思想如何帮助其克服非理性恐惧。

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Thomas Hobbes' views on fear in 'Leviathan' are discussed, emphasizing how fear can be both a motivator and a hindrance, and how it influenced the narrator's personal life.

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On this episode of the podcast, we continue our discussion of Thomas Hobbes. 

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