斯坦福报告: 不要在不断的优秀里走向平庸

译者按：William Deresiewicz，美国《国家》杂志撰稿人、《新共和》杂志编辑What Are You Going to Do With That?你要过什么样的生活?By William DeresiewiczWilliam DeresiewiczThe essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May.根据在斯坦福大学5月份时的报告改编。The question my title poses, of course, is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I'm bothering to raise it here, at Stanford, this renowned citadel of science and technology. What doubt can there be that the world will offer you many opportunities to use your degree?我的题目提出的问题，当然，是一个经典的面向人文科学的专业所提出的问题：学习文学、艺术或 ………………………………