[새로 나온 책] Animal liberation in our time

Animal Liberation in Our Time (Peter Singer and Yuval Harari, translated by Kim Seong-han, Yeonam Bookstore, 25,000 won)=’Animal Liberation’, published in 1975, is the representative work of Peter Singer, a practical ethicist who advocates the liberation of animals based on utilitarianism. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first edition, a completely revised edition was published to reflect the changes and research results that this book had in academia and industry. Singer said today’s practice of growing crops to feed animals crowded indoors or in aviaries is excessively wasteful, and that animal production could have a disastrous impact on the climate and give rise to new viruses more deadly than COVID-19. They are against eating meat, saying it is dangerous. The book explains that although major progress has been made over the years, there have also been recent setbacks, such as the construction of large-scale, multi-story animal factories.

Miss Belief (Dan Ariely, translated by Lee Gyeong-sik, Cheonglim Publishing, 22,000 won)=Fake news that governments are covering up evidence of extraterrestrial life or that the US moon landing was staged by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in a film production studio are not inventions created today. The world is overflowing with nonsense stories. The author analyzes why people easily believe fake news, using cognitive psychology and behavioral economics. At the same time, many countries are trying to regulate fake news and social media platforms are trying to develop technology to filter out fake news, but this is difficult to achieve as a fundamental solution. If we do not consider how human beliefs are created, this phenomenon will rear its head again.

Study without deceiving yourself (Heebyeong Park, Changbi, 17,000 won)=This is a book by Professor Park Hee-byeong of Seoul National University, an outstanding researcher in the world of Korean classical literature. This is a book that has been revamped and given a new look to the title and table of contents of ‘Study Methods of the Ancients’, which has been loved since its publication in 1998, and is presented once again to readers who are looking for answers to life in the classics. Proverbs about ‘study’ were selected and grouped from the words of ancient sages, including Confucius, Zhu Xi, Lee Hwang, Lee Yi, Park Ji-won, Jeong Yak-yong, and Kim Jeong-hee. From the classics, we carefully selected aphorisms with contemporary meaning that do not lose their shine even today. The author explains that study refers to the general actions involved in the process of life for human perfection, and that life and study are not separate.

Brain on the Road (Sehee Jeong, Hans Media, 19,500 won)= A professor of rehabilitation medicine at Seoul National University who has been running for 20 years emphasizes the importance of developing exercise habits when you are healthy, citing the numerous cases of patients he met as a doctor and the various research results he learned as a scholar. People who have lived happily and comfortably with their bodies have significantly less physical and mental strength to overcome when they get sick. Because they have never experienced the positive load that the body undergoes while exercising, they quickly give up on treatment and rehabilitation. People who diligently save their daily exercise recover more easily. By using the exercise balance left in your body, you can endure the difficult recovery and rehabilitation process. The author advises, ‘Only regular exercise can keep you healthy.’

Martin Scorsese Film Lesson (Mary Pat Kelly, translated by Han Chang-wook, Hyeonik Publishing, 38,000 won)=Martin Scorsese has received numerous awards, including the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival, the Best Director Award, and the Academy Award for Best Director, and is called a ‘film director respected by filmmakers.’ It recorded his entire film career. Focusing on Scorsese’s representative works and artistic worldview, it depicts the essence of Scorsese’s cinema in three dimensions through the perspectives of the director himself and other stakeholders. The messages and creative backgrounds contained in a total of 21 representative works, including his studies as a student at New York University, ‘Mean Streets’, ‘Taxi Driver’, and ‘Fist of Fury’, the hidden intentions of filming techniques, and the stories behind the screen that the audience cannot know. It unfolds.

Small store (Song Gwang-chan, HB Press, 22,000 won)=Photographer Song Gwang-chan has collected the ‘Small Store’ series, which captures small stores that are lit alone in the dark of night. This series began by capturing the small shops he encountered while traveling, and is connected to the author’s childhood memories of spending time at a luxury goods store run by his parents in a corner of the market. “The smells I smelled when playing with my friends in the market where the store was located are as vivid to me as a color photograph. However, with the trend of large supermarkets and outlet shopping malls, small stores have declined and their shining individuality seems to be fading over time. “I feel sorry for that change and am putting small stores in the frame.”

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