The revised edition of "The Perspective of Excellent Thought," which has thoroughly shaken existing notions about philosophy and created a huge stir in our society, has been published.
Unlike other philosophy books, this book delves into the birth and meaning of philosophy and, furthermore, presents specific milestones for life, making us reflect on the true meaning of the "humanities."
The newly published revised edition boasts a fresh design and hardcover binding, adding to its collection value. The sentences and content have been meticulously revised to ensure that Professor Jinseok Choi's clear message resonates even more powerfully.
Furthermore, the breadth and depth of the discussion were enhanced by adding a brief discussion of the realities of domestic social politics and the changes in the global situation that have occurred since the publication of the first edition.

As my knowledge grew, I realized that my freedom was deeply connected to the freedom of the community.
I also came to realize that the meaning of my personal life expanding into the vastness of the universe is completion.
I have come to realize that my interests and the interests of the community are deeply connected.
It is natural for humans to live with the power of abstraction.
The sages of the East expressed this kind of thing using expressions such as “the unity of heaven and man.”
So, if you are a person with meaning, rather than seeking what you need, you share the pain of the times.
--- pp.6~7

All new and great things come from the hands of people who rush to cure the ills of the times.
This is how the world evolves.
This is also my evolution.
This is how I express the fact that I am alive, not as a fish displayed on a market stall, but as a fish swimming in the turbulent waters.
I just open my eyes and flutter like this.
--- p.7

Philosophers often say pale theories are true, but it is difficult to say that bumpy history and bodies are true.
They do not try to think about the world, they try to think about the world.
In contrast, philosophical producers think about the world directly.
Don't think about the reason.
--- pp.9~10

To import philosophy is to import ideas.
And importing thoughts means living along the lines of those thoughts you have imported.
The subordination of thought leads to the subordination of not only values ​​but also the entire life, including industry.
--- p.32

That perspective, which is completely different from the present and on a higher level, is a humanistic perspective, a philosophical perspective, a cultural perspective, and an artistic perspective.
At this height, we can challenge ourselves to live a life of value, not a life of function. --- p.35

What about those who have ascended to philosophical heights? They speak of total denial.
A total denial promises a new creation.
New creation is about seeing the world from a strategic height and opening your own path.
--- pp.74~75

Philosophical knowledge, that is not philosophy.
Philosophy is actually a noun, but it is philosophy only when it functions like a verb.
Philosophy is the operation of one's own vision and activity at a philosophical level.
--- pp.108~109

A country that creates genres moves on a cultural level, while a country that fails to create genres and instead imports them is not yet cultural.
When you create a genre, that genre becomes a new industry and achieves economic success, and that economic success creates power and moves you forward with that power.
Genre? Leadership? This is how advancement is connected.
If I were to describe the genre on a personal level, it would be 'dream'.
--- pp.114~115

Humans ultimately exist as their own unique selves only when they ask questions.
The form in which a unique being expresses its desire is a question.
So the question has to be futuristic and open-ended.
Answers keep us stuck in the past, questions open us to the future.
--- p.118

Philosophy arises from concrete reality.
So, we are always born as children of the times.
All philosophy is a system that captures the ideas of its time and structures them into highly abstract theories.
--- pp.144~145

Rebellion is resistance to what is, curiosity about what is yet to come rather than what is already there.
The challenge of crossing over to a place that has not yet been reached, this is the life of rebellion.
All creative results are the result of rebellion.
--- p.153

A great person always dreams of the 'next' or 'beyond'.
The reason we emphasize ‘independence’ is because only with ‘independence’ can we expect the ‘next’ or ‘beyond.’
'Next' or 'beyond' is not yet known.
So, I can't help but feel anxious.
If you choose comfort because that anxiety is so difficult, you will never experience the 'next' or the 'beyond'.
At this time, 'courage' is the ability to endure anxiety and take on the challenge of doing something.
--- pp.197~198

The answer is function, but the question is personality.
Creativity isn't something you exert, it's something that comes out.
It springs from the soil of personality.
This is why we must be interested in the depth of life and personal maturity and value them.
--- p.214

Only after committing suicide does one emerge as a true human being.
Zhuangzi calls a true human being a 'true person'.
‘No self’ does not literally mean ‘no self’, but rather it is a process of emerging as one’s true self.
(…) The new ‘I’ that emerged after self-suicide, this true self is called an independent subject.
--- pp.216~217

We must not be complacent in protecting one side, immersed in the knowledge that we only see the sun as the sun or the moon as the moon.
Rather than running towards the wasteland, we should use the activity of Ming, which controls the sun and moon as simultaneous events, as our driving force.
--- p.250

Philosophy is not learning the results of thinking, but learning to think.
Accepting established truths cannot be an attitude toward truth.
An active attitude toward truth is one that seeks to construct one's own truth.

--- p.281