Summary of Versión Completa: La utilidad de lo inútil en nuestra vida. Nuccio Ordine, profesor y escritor

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In this video, Nuccio Ordine discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He argues that while smartphones are important today, the problem is not the instrument but ourselves - we use the devices rather than the devices using us. He goes on to say that good teachers help students understand concepts, and that if students are taught to work hard and have passion for their studies, they will follow their teacher. Students need to be taught that education is more than just cramming for exams - it's about acquiring values and skills that will help them become free and successful people. Ordine argues that good teachers can really change a student's life.

00:00:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor of Italian literature, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He talks about how his experiences as a teacher have led him to reflect on the great transformations that have taken place in schools, universities, education, scientific research, and society in general. Every year, he asks his students to consider the question, "No students, what have you come to do, university?" and they all respond, "Professor, we've come to get a degree." Nietzsche argues that the main purpose of education at university is not just to provide professionals with the necessary skills. Education and study are also important tools for creating free citizens, men and women capable of reasoning intelligently with their own minds. But Nietzsche says it's important to make this point very clearly: if students understood this, it was not their fault. Responsibility for this state of affairs rests squarely with us, the educators. Nietzsche's philosophical work, On the Genealogy of Morals, is well-suited to this discussion. In it, he argues that the values of the slave culture (which prevailed in ancient Greece) are still prevalent in modern society. Slaves were taught to obey unconditionally and to look upon their masters as gods. Nietzsche believes that we,
00:05:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives and how to learn slowly. Nietzsche writes a book of aphorisms, and a few years later, after the second edition is published, he writes the preface. He justifies the delay by saying that the preface would be better if it were written quickly, but he makes a beautiful comment about slow work being a virtue. I would like you to read this laudatory preface. I arrive late, although not too late. Five or six years are nothing. A book like this, a problem like this, takes its time. I am not a philosopher, and maybe I still am, that is, a master of slow reading. In the end you write also slowly. And that is why philology, this venerable art, demands before anything else a thing of those who admire and respect it: to place oneself at the margins, to take time, to learn patience, to learn to read slowly, to become an artist and knower of words, one who does delicate and accurate work, and achieve nothing if not with time of slowness. I think that these words should be inscribed on school walls not only, as in some cases
00:10:00 This election has a significant impact. Today, I see that, more and more, universities and schools are projected toward the polar star of the market. I believe that this system, the university as a business, is a system strongly negative. Universities, education, school, cannot be managed like businesses, because the goal of the business is profit. What would be the profit of the university and school if they were run like businesses? The profit would be something, between comets, different from that of an enterprise. That is to say, to produce young people, dedicate time to them, and not hurry them. In contrast, the business logic of the enterprise is hurried. Do you know how universities finance themselves? I'll explain a secret: in Italy, for example, the best university is the university that has 300 students in the first year, and after three years has graduated 300 students. That's the problem with quantity, instead of quality. What does that mean? These 300 students, what do they know? Nobody asks
00:15:00 This video is about the usefulness of useless things in our lives. Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the third dimension, which is the global trade organization. He says that we don't have to form future citizens with a critical consciousness, and free and liberated beings. We need to form future consumers who are passive. This is the idea behind the foundation. We have to form industrial chickens, which is to say students who graduate all with the same principles, who all come out with the same desire to buy, and who all learn the same shortcuts in school so they can work in the same industry. The school and university should be the place where we teach our students that the great values of life don't coincide with monetary values. You can have as much money as you want and still be unhappy. You can have as much money as you want and not understand life. The great values are not these, the great values are the values of democracy, human solidarity, justice, all of the things that are being constantly trampled on day after day all over the world. When I see this, I say that the school should have as its primary mission not the formation of industrial chickens, all of them identical, who all eat the same
00:20:00 The author reflects on the usefulness of useless things in our lives, and talks about the story of Louis Germain, a secondary school teacher who was forced to work to help support his family after dropping out of high school. A wealthy man, Louis Germain visits Camus's home and speaks to his mother and sister, convincing them to allow him to take the high school entrance exam even though he doesn't have the money to pay for it himself. When Louis Germain tells his family he is going to pay for the exam himself, his mother and sister refuse, telling him he needs to go to work to support them. Louis Germain takes out his wallet and offers to pay for the exam himself, but the family's objections are overcome and he is able to take the test. Although he has little experience teaching, Louis Germain is able to pass the test and gain admission to university. He tells his story to his students, letting them know that the school and university are not there to change their lives, but to provide them with a chance to succeed and be proud of their accomplishments. The author reflects on how the students have been heavily influenced by the digital world and how it is important for them to detoxify themselves of it.
00:25:00 In this video, professor and writer Nuccio Ordine discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives, such as smartphones. He argues that while these devices are important today, the problem is not the instrument but ourselves - we use the devices rather than the devices using us. He goes on to say that good teachers help students understand concepts, and that if students are taught to work hard and have passion for their studies, they will follow their teacher. Students need to be taught that education is more than just cramming for exams - it's about acquiring values and skills that will help them become free and successful people. Ordine argues that good teachers can really change a student's life.
00:30:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor and author, talks about the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He tells the story of a student, Isaac, who asks a question that many students ask themselves--what to study, if it's something that they want to learn for itself, or if it will help them get a job. Ordine says that, over time, he has learned that it's important to follow one's passion. He gives a talk to high school students in Cosenza, Italy, about the importance of choosing your passion and following it through to the end. He says that, even if the road to following your passion is difficult, it will lead to great rewards in the end.
00:35:00 In this video, Professor Nuccio Ordine discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He says that if there is a high level of corruption in our society, it is because many people enroll in medical school to make money, and then become doctors who want to make money. Students enroll in law school to make money, and then become lawyers who want money, or judges who are easier to bribe. When you do something for the sake of pleasure, no one can corrupt you. That is because your passion is your guide. And then I say, many people are concerned: "But if I go to traditional school, what will happen?" I can choose a scientific discipline. But when you choose what to study thinking about work, you make an enormous mistake. I'm not saying that myself, says one of the greatest scientists of all time, Albert Einstein. Einstein says, "If you ask a high school student what he should study to become a civil servant or a university student," based on the profession he wants to pursue, "you are a criminal." Why are you a criminal? Because you are corrupting that young person. Why? because the power of culture, says Einstein, is in one thing,
00:40:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He explains that, due to the current state of racism in the world, it is important to fight ignorance in order to prevent it from leading to other issues. He goes on to say that, although the classics may be old, boring, and irrelevant to most students, they are still important for teaching students about the world and themselves. Today, classics are being read less and less in schools and universities. Mr Ordine believes that, in order to keep students interested in learning, it is important for teachers to show them actual excerpts from the classics, not just summaries. He also believes that, in order to keep students immersed in the classics, it is necessary for them to read entire works by famous authors. When teaching literature, it is important for professors to be able to talk to students directly, rather than presenting them with abstract concepts. Students should be able to feel the emotions of the characters in a work of literature. When Mr Ordine teaches the name Orlando Furioso, many of his students become visibly excited. It is impossible for students to become emotionally attached to characters in a work of literature if they only read summaries.
00:45:00 The author, Professor Nuccio Ordine, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He points out that, because of our culture, contemporary literature is more focused on life than Homer or ancient classics. He argues that this perspective is an error, and goes on to say that he can read one eighth of "The Orlando Furioso" to young people and if they don't like it, they can change the topic. He then reads an eighth of the epic poem in Italian, to show that classics speak of life, and in it, Rinaldo, a key character, completes a mission to Scotland. Upon arriving in Scotland, Rinaldo realizes that the princess is being accused of treason, and so decides to go to her defense. He reads the eighth stanza in Italian, which has six alternating rhyme schemes and the two last rhymes paired. The poem has a rhythm, and Ordine reads it first in Italian, and then in Spanish. At the end of the reading, he says that this is only a simplified version of what he is trying to say, and that he would like to provide another example. He then discusses the issue of women's rights, and provides an example of how literature can help us understand complex subjects
00:50:00 In this video, Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. Every minute, every hour, and every day, a woman is killed around the world, and it's mainly due to an ex-husband, a brother, a father, or a son. This phenomenon is called feminicide, and it means that women are killed because the men in their lives believe they are property. There is a beautiful passage from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's text, El Petit Prince, that talks about how humans can be driven mad by the desire for ownership. I would like to read it to you, but first I want to discuss it with you in more detail. It's difficult to answer this question, because I don't think there is a universal list of classics that are applicable to everyone at all times. What does "universal" mean? It means that these works are applicable to everyone in the same era and in the same area. For example, in today's class, I might be teaching classic literature in Spanish to students in Spain, or I might be teaching classic literature to students in South America, or I might be teaching classic literature to students in China. I believe
00:55:00 The video discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. It talks about how when he was a child, there wasn't television at home, and we would talk at the dinner table. Today, at restaurants, or in the kitchen, there is a TV, everyone is watching TV. The dialogue between parents and children has disappeared, dialogue between brothers and sisters is diminishing. Then, The Little Prince thinks about these things. He asks himself what it means to connect with a human being. What does it mean? We can do it with pressure. We can do it by watching the clock. But that's not possible. Then what happens? A very simple thing happens. The Little Prince wanders, and finds himself in the Sahara Desert. There he meets a guinea pig. The first thing the Little Prince does is ask the guinea pig to play with him. But the guinea pig tells him she can't play because he's not yet domesticated. The French word for this is "apprivoiser." Attention, because apprivoiser doesn't just mean "to domesticate." It can also mean "to get to know someone well." So, relationships we build with other

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In this video, professor and writer Nuccio Ordine discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He argues that by focusing on the human experience, we can better understand our shared humanity. He also cites a famous quote from the novel "Per qui toquen les campanes" by Ernest Hemingway about the importance of books and learning in helping to unite people from different backgrounds.

01:00:00 The video discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. Professor and author Nuccio Ordine discusses how rushing can lead to superficial relationships and how the Little Prince learned that rituals are important. He then quotes the French guinea pig who explains that "ritus" (rituals) are what make life worthwhile. After listening to this, the Petit Prince understands that to have a friend, he must devote time to them. The video finishes with a quote from the guinea pig that explains how our society is creating a new form of loneliness by disconnecting us from each other through technology.
01:05:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor and author, talks about the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He says that one way to cultivate relationships with others is through a screen, which is distant. This is the trivialization of the idea of friendship. Friendship is not what appears on Facebook, a click. When he asks his students "Why are you on Facebook?" most of them respond with "Professor, I have 1,500 friends. It's a way to make friends." He says "Nois, know you that at 80 years old, when a man reflects on his life, he can say 'I've had three friends,' isn't that a rich man?" Friendship is not a Facebook click. Friendship is what the Guinea girl would explain to the Little Prince. It is dedicating time to the others, but not in a virtual way, looking at each other's eyes. Because when I ask "Why are you on Facebook?" the other answer students give me is "To make friends on Facebook. We can find forms of celebration there." I say "Nois, how do you make a celebration via Facebook? How do you say something beautiful to someone and write it to them through a screen without seeing their eyes, without seeing if their hands
01:10:00 The author discusses the usefulness of inefficiency in our lives, citing an example from ancient languages. Two students are learning Sanskrit, an ancient language, and the university's administration might say "we can't afford to pay a professor for two students" and discontinue the Sanskrit course. A Greek professor with two students will have to teach and compete against two students who are learning Greek, and one will say "it is uneconomical to teach Greek". What will be the result? The example illustrates the consequences of forgetting the past, which leads to creating ignorant people. When we lose memory of the past, we lose memory of our identity. Moreover, because no one is able to read the ancient languages anymore, the world will be without knowledge of what is written on ancient monuments, or worse yet, no one will realize the usefulness of libraries, where ancient manuscripts require skills that no one currently possesses. These consequences have serious consequences for democracy and freedom. Teachers have told us our parents told us that "errors are to be avoided", but this is a contradictory statement. I firmly believe that we can learn from our errors. moreover, I think that error is an essential step in the development of a person. This is not just applicable to development of a person, but also
01:15:00 In this video, Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He says that error is a fundamental part of our formation, and would like to say that the most widely read author in the world is Cervantes, who was Don Quixot, in the end. You know that the word "error" has two meanings. "Error" means moving around here and there without a goal, but it also means making a mistake. So, the wandering knight who completes experiences, who moves, is at the same time the knight who makes mistakes and who learns. But we shouldn't fear error. Because experience of Don Quixot teaches us a wonderful thing: that anything is possible through the joy of doing it, through pleasure in doing it. And above all, that when you defend great ideals, like Don Quixot defended, the outcome is that it is free and unselfish. Don Quixot didn't want anything, he was Sancho Panza, who wanted wages, an island for his ambitions. No, his main mission was to defend those values in which he believed. I believe that this is the message most beautifully conveyed in the book. When we defend
01:20:00 This video discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives and why they are becoming more and more appreciated. Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses how culture has shifted from values of usefulness to values of culture and beauty. He discusses how the loss of the idea that patrimony means simply making money has led to the loss of important values such as memory and beauty. He talks about how we can restore these values by enjoying simple things, like reading a book or watching a movie, that we might once have considered pointless. This message is important to keep in mind as we see increasingly terrible destruction of cultural heritage.
01:25:00 Nuccio Ordine, a professor and writer, discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives, such as humanistic scholars, scientists, and researchers, because basic research is essential in understanding values such as democracy, justice, data, and human dignity, which he has discussed earlier. He lives in a very dangerous region, the mafia, which is the first multinational corporation in the world. Jeff Bezos, who is worth more than the mafia, is not ahead of them because he is the founder of Amazon, which is the world's largest online retailer, because he specialized in trafficking drugs. The mafia does not lose, it can only be defeated with weapons, the police, or by educating students about the harmful effects of drug trafficking. All people, unfortunately, have prejudices, and in his day-to-day life, Ordine sees that all people have prejudices about a great number of topics, such as equality, diversity, immigration. The last question he has for the audience is whether culture really is the best antidote to prejudice and creating a better society. He firmly believes that culture can make humanity more humane. This belief is based on the reasons he has already explained, including the importance of education, schools, and culture. However, he also believes that culture
01:30:00 The author discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives, saying that it is the most burdensome thing to be poor and suffer from the economic crisis. He goes on to talk about how to resolve the problem, by understanding that xenophobia, hatred of foreigners, is very dangerous. He points to examples of how this has played out in the past, how we have had Greek, Roman, French, Spanish rule. He concludes by saying that we should be proud to be part of a culture where there are many languages, cultures, and visions of the world. He urges us to remember this when we are faced with questions about what our main goal should be. The author talks about the value of breaking down borders in the context of the current political climate in Europe. He quotes Borges, who says that when we build walls to protect ourselves, we are also erasing our past. He goes on to talk about the importance of remembering our roots, and how we are one continent. John Donne, a famous English poet from the 1600s, says that every man is a separate island, and that we should never forget this. He urges us to remember that every person is connected to others, even when they are dead. Occasionally,
01:35:00 In this talk, Professor Nuccio Ordine discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives. He argues that, by focusing on the human experience, we can better understand our shared humanity. He also cites a famous quote from the novel "Per qui toquen les campanes" by Ernest Hemingway. This quote is about the importance of books and learning and how it can help to unite people from different backgrounds. Nuccio Ordine finishes his talk by discussing how, in his opinion, the goal of education should be to help us understand that we all share the same spirit. He then quotes Victor Hugo, who said that, in times of crisis, we should double our efforts in funding education and culture. This quote is beautiful and highlights the importance of culture in our lives.
01:40:00 This video discusses the usefulness of useless things in our lives and how Victor Hugo expressed this idea in his quote, "The purpose of life is to serve life." Professor and writer Nuccio Ordine explains that this is also the purpose of education, of libraries, of museums, of theaters, of reading rooms, and of all the other establishments that we consider unnecessary. He believes that if we were to focus on these things, we would be able to make our society more human. George Steiner, a friend of Ordine's, agrees that culture can be both good and bad, and reminds us that we have had Nazis who were ardent readers and music lovers, who killed Jews because they were cultured. However, Ordine believes that we can still make the world more human by focusing on these things.