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✍️ 答えのない問いを考える意味

💭 哲学・倫理・思考|★★☆ 標準|英文 約310語

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Why Ask Questions Without Final Answers?

Many people think that a question is useful only when it has a clear answer. If we ask how far it is from one town to another, we can measure the distance and be done. But some questions, such as “What is a good life?” or “Is it ever right to break a promise?”, refuse to be settled in this way. Because of this, philosophy is sometimes said to be a waste of time.

I would argue, however, that these open questions are valuable precisely because they have no final answers. When we try to answer them, we are forced to examine the ideas we usually take for granted. A person who has never asked what fairness means may use the word every day, but only after questioning it does she notice that she has been using it in several different ways. In this sense, the purpose of such questions is not to end thinking but to make it more careful.

Consider a simple example. Two friends disagree about whether it is acceptable to tell a small lie to spare someone's feelings. At first, each thinks the other is simply wrong. But as they explain their reasons, one discovers that she values kindness most, while the other values trust. The disagreement does not vanish, yet they now understand where it comes from, and that understanding makes their conversation calmer and more useful.

Of course, endless questioning can be tiring, and a society cannot wait for perfect answers before it acts. Decisions must be made, and sometimes quickly. Still, decisions made after careful thought are usually better than those made by habit alone.

In short, questions without final answers are not useless. They train us to notice hidden assumptions, to listen to different values, and to hold our own views with humility. That is a skill worth practicing in daily life.

※この英文は原田英語のオリジナルです。

📝 語彙ヒント 6語

💡 ヒント:冒頭の「無駄だ」は筆者の主張ではなく、反論される前置きです。I would argue, however の直後が本当の主張なので、そこに線を引いてから書き始めましょう。

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次の英文を120字以内の日本語で要約しなさい。
Summarize the passage in about 50 words in English.

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自分で書いたあと、下のプロンプトをコピーして、お使いのAIに貼り付けます。【私の答案】の所に、自分の要約を入れてください。

日本語で要約した答案を採点してもらう
あなたは大学入試の要約問題の採点者です。次の【英文】を120字以内の日本語で要約した【私の答案】を、100点満点で採点してください。

配点:内容(要点)50点/構成と論理20点/表現20点/字数と形式10点

次の順番で、やさしい日本語で答えてください。
1. 各観点の得点と、その理由
2. 減点された箇所の具体的な指摘(該当部分を引用して)
3. 直した例(1つだけ)
4. 次に直すべき点を3つ

採点の注意:原文の言い回しの丸写しは減点。具体例や数字を入れすぎていたら減点。自分の意見が混ざっていたら減点。字数は制限の90〜100%が理想。

【制限字数】120

【英文】
Many people think that a question is useful only when it has a clear answer. If we ask how far it is from one town to another, we can measure the distance and be done. But some questions, such as “What is a good life?” or “Is it ever right to break a promise?”, refuse to be settled in this way. Because of this, philosophy is sometimes said to be a waste of time.

I would argue, however, that these open questions are valuable precisely because they have no final answers. When we try to answer them, we are forced to examine the ideas we usually take for granted. A person who has never asked what fairness means may use the word every day, but only after questioning it does she notice that she has been using it in several different ways. In this sense, the purpose of such questions is not to end thinking but to make it more careful.

Consider a simple example. Two friends disagree about whether it is acceptable to tell a small lie to spare someone's feelings. At first, each thinks the other is simply wrong. But as they explain their reasons, one discovers that she values kindness most, while the other values trust. The disagreement does not vanish, yet they now understand where it comes from, and that understanding makes their conversation calmer and more useful.

Of course, endless questioning can be tiring, and a society cannot wait for perfect answers before it acts. Decisions must be made, and sometimes quickly. Still, decisions made after careful thought are usually better than those made by habit alone.

In short, questions without final answers are not useless. They train us to notice hidden assumptions, to listen to different values, and to hold our own views with humility. That is a skill worth practicing in daily life.

【私の答案】
(ここに自分の要約を貼る)
英語で要約した答案を採点してもらう
You are a strict but kind grader for university entrance exam summary tasks. Grade my summary of the passage below out of 100 points.

Scoring: Content (key points) 50 / Structure and logic 20 / Language (grammar, vocabulary, paraphrasing) 20 / Length and format 10.

Please answer in Japanese in this order:
1. Score for each category with reasons
2. Specific problems (quote the words in my summary)
3. One improved version of my summary
4. Three things to fix next time

Rules: copying whole sentences from the passage loses points. Use third-person, present tense. The ideal length is 90–110% of the target.

Target length: about 50 words

Passage:
Many people think that a question is useful only when it has a clear answer. If we ask how far it is from one town to another, we can measure the distance and be done. But some questions, such as “What is a good life?” or “Is it ever right to break a promise?”, refuse to be settled in this way. Because of this, philosophy is sometimes said to be a waste of time.

I would argue, however, that these open questions are valuable precisely because they have no final answers. When we try to answer them, we are forced to examine the ideas we usually take for granted. A person who has never asked what fairness means may use the word every day, but only after questioning it does she notice that she has been using it in several different ways. In this sense, the purpose of such questions is not to end thinking but to make it more careful.

Consider a simple example. Two friends disagree about whether it is acceptable to tell a small lie to spare someone's feelings. At first, each thinks the other is simply wrong. But as they explain their reasons, one discovers that she values kindness most, while the other values trust. The disagreement does not vanish, yet they now understand where it comes from, and that understanding makes their conversation calmer and more useful.

Of course, endless questioning can be tiring, and a society cannot wait for perfect answers before it acts. Decisions must be made, and sometimes quickly. Still, decisions made after careful thought are usually better than those made by habit alone.

In short, questions without final answers are not useless. They train us to notice hidden assumptions, to listen to different values, and to hold our own views with humility. That is a skill worth practicing in daily life.

My summary:
(paste your summary here)

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