Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan

Wrote my PhD on Heidegger. I read English, German, French, Latin, and Ancient Greek. Taught for 15 years. Corrections to my English welcome.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

@tsukemono_tokyo You're welcome! Ask me anytime when you need to know anything about philosophy.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

In the era of AI, the late Martin Heidegger's work related to the essence of technology should be, in my opinion, reevaluated more.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

Hi, Heidegger's texts are difficult to understand at first, but essays like the one you mentioned may be much easier because they are about concrete subjects. So I recommend reading that essay.

I'm glad you invited me, but I live in Aichi Prefecture, so it is difficult to meet you face to face...

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

@tsukemono_tokyo Thanks for your comment. Heidegger passed away long before the age of AI, but if he had seen the current situation, I think he'd have said exactly what you just said.

For him, technology is not just a tool. It changes the way we see everything, including ourselves.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

I'm taking the TOEIC next Sunday, but I'm not going to study for it. I've decided to stop spending time on test prep and use that time for my work instead. I still plan to take it, but if something more important comes up at work, I might skip it.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

@thnmsr1111 いいですね。リソースを分散させずに、一点集中で得意分野を伸ばすのが時間的な効率もいいですよね！

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

Got my TOEIC score back: 895. I didn't spend any time studying for it, so I'm happy with that.

I'm done studying English for tests. From now on, I'm putting everything into speaking and writing, and into reaching people outside Japan.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

「余命一年、男をかう」をNetflixで今すぐチェック

https://t.co/4rXiT3jncf

Comfort and pain of being alone. Ko Shibasaki was wonderful.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

@sanbiki11981340 何の意味もないというご意見に大賛成です。正しくあろうとする必要はなく、テキトーでいいので、sanbikiさんのいわれるグループ間を大事にごりごり話し、書く感覚は大事ですね！！

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

I have decided not to ask AI to write drafts of my X posts for me. As an English tutor said in his post today, AI such as Claude or ChatGPT never makes mistakes and knows EVERY smart English expression, resulting in the absence of a "human voice".

My English may not be sophisticated and sometimes needs correction, but I want to send MY OWN opinions through my posts.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

I am reading through Cialdini's Influence. My goal is to read it as fast as I do in translation. By not getting stuck on unknown words, I can read this book very fast. The point is getting the gist first.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

@PathhanRazi I agree... Even Japanese students struggle to learn such a many characters.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

I've been reading marketing books in English on purpose, though Japanese translations exist. Right now it's Cialdini's Influence.

Reading the original lets you grasp the content more precisely than a translation does. I learned this from Plato, Aristotle, and Heidegger.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

I'm not feeling great tonight, so I'm going to head to bed early since I have a lot to do tomorrow.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

今日は英検の二次試験一週目ですが、面接に受かることと英語で話せることは同じではありません。

読む派と話す派が言い争っていますが、どちらも同じ間違いをしています。

「読む」を上位に置く人は、いま読んだ内容を英語で説明してみてください。
「話す」を上位に置く人は、自分の会話を文字に起こして読んでみてください。

前者は言葉が出ず、後者は中身がないことに気づくはずです。
自分ができるほうを上位だと言っているだけで、どちらもまだ片方しかできていません。

上位を決めるのは技能ではなく目的だというのが私の意見です。

[田中健一／田中先生 @TNK_KNCH]

「受験英語なんてやらずに英語はさっさと話したほうがいい」みたいな意見をいくつか見たけど、

ど　う　し　て　話　す　の　が　上　位　だ　と　思　っ　た　？

知識が増え、思考が深まる文章を読むほうが、アホな会話をするより有意義という考えもふつうに成立する

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

最近視力が落ちて、TOEIC本番のPart7終盤になると、毎回ほとんど文字が見えなくなります。メガネの上に老眼鏡をかけてもです。

10月25日は実験的に、Part6まで塗ったら2分ほど目を瞑って休憩しました。

そうしたら、普段より終盤まで視力が持ちました。でも文字がぼやけるのは変わりませんでした。

眼鏡で矯正できる範囲を超えている気がするので、眼科に行ってちゃんと診てもらいます。診断がつけば「プライオリティサポート」の対象になるんでしょうかね？

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

Japanese is only a few percent of what ChatGPT and Claude learned from. Most of it is English.

That is why they understand English instructions more reliably than Japanese ones.

The same message also costs 1.5 to 2 times more "space" in Japanese. In a long chat, the AI starts forgetting what you said earlier much sooner.

Even a short word shows the gap. "Summarize" is one unit for the AI. "要約して" is three or four.

So while a clear Japanese request still beats a vague English one, the rule is simple: when the task is long or important, ask in English.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

何であれ英語学習法について、「科学的裏づけがある」的な発言を人は、最悪孫引きでもいいからソースを明記するのはマナーとして当たり前、という話です。
本人が一次資料に当たってないなどは論外。

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

If you claim that something in English learning is "scientifically proven" to work, you should cite your source—even a secondhand one.

[Tetsu | Philosophy PhD in Japan @tetsu_baleine]

英語を話せるようになりたければ、ニューヨーク行きの飛行機チケットを取るのがいいです。向こうでの宿泊先など決めずに。

いま現在どれくらい英語ができるかはまったく関係ありません。

着いたら生きていかないといけませんよね。
英語が苦手だから、お腹が空いてもなるべく英語を話さずにおこう、という人はいません。

三単現のsなんか気にしていたら飢え死にします。

誇張しているつもりはありません。
小澤征爾がニューヨークのバーンスタインのもとに単身渡ったとき、彼は「英語がつたなくてバカにされないか」とちらりとでも思ったでしょうか。