There are 37 thinkers on this list, and before I start, I gotta mention some things.

這份名單上有37位思想家，在我開始之前，我得提到一些事情。

1.

1.

This list is purely subjective.

這份名單純粹是主觀的。

I'm ranking these philosophers based on the impression they made on me, as measured

我對這些哲學家的排名是根據他們給我留下的印象來衡量的。

by this point in time.

在這個時間點上。

And to be honest with you, on different days, some might move up, some might move down.

說實話，在不同的日子裡，有些人可能會向上移動，有些人可能會向下移動。

This is just for fun.

這只是為了好玩。

2.

2.

Some of these guys are not exactly philosophers.

這些人中的一些人並不完全是哲學家。

I'm using the term 'philosopher' loosely here.

我在這裡寬泛地使用 "哲學家 "這個詞。

There are some literary figures in here as well.

這裡面也有一些文學人物。

3.

3.

All of these thinkers are great in their own way.

所有這些思想家都有自己的偉大之處。

They all taught me something important, and I can easily see how someone that I rank in

他們都教會了我一些重要的東西，我可以很容易地看到，在我的排名中，有人是怎樣的。

the 'F tier', someone else might put in the 'S tier'.

在 "F層 "中，其他人可能會把 "S層 "放入。

So with all of that out of the way, let's get right into it.

是以，說了這麼多，讓我們直接進入主題。

Socrates:

蘇格拉底。

To me, Socrates lived a life devoted to truth—no matter what the cost was.

對我來說，蘇格拉底一生致力於真理--無論代價是什麼。

He teaches me the importance of living a life of authenticity and honesty, as opposed to

他教導我過真實和誠實的生活的重要性，相對於

one where you cling to security.

一個你依附於安全的地方。

He demonstrates that philosophy is not about what you read or write.

他表明，哲學不是關於你讀什麼或寫什麼。

It's not simply an intellectual pursuit.

這不是簡單的智力追求。

It's about how you live and relate to the world around you.

這是關於你如何生活並與你周圍的世界發生聯繫。

S-tier.

S級。

Friedrich Nietzsche:

弗里德里希-尼采（Friedrich Nietzsche）。

If you just look at the videos on my channel, you already know the impact Nietzsche had

如果你只是看了我頻道上的視頻，你已經知道尼采的影響了

on me.

在我身上。

From him, I learned the importance of constantly overcoming myself, of challenging myself to

從他那裡，我學到了不斷克服自己，挑戰自己的重要性。

constantly grow and expand.

不斷增長和擴大。

He taught me to conceptualize suffering as something that brings greatness, and the lack

他教我將苦難概念化為帶來偉大的東西，而缺乏

of suffering as something that causes one to decay and degenerate.

痛苦是導致人衰敗和墮落的東西。

His formula for greatness is 'amor fati', which means to love your fate.

他的偉大公式是 "amor fati"，意思是熱愛你的命運。

And by trying to apply this to my life, by trying to accept and love everything that's

通過嘗試將其應用於我的生活，通過嘗試接受和愛一切

necessary, I feel like I've grown a lot as a person.

必要的，我覺得我作為一個人已經成長了很多。

He also taught me how people use morality to try and control you, the importance of

他還告訴我，人們如何利用道德來試圖控制你，並告訴我，道德的重要性。

authenticity, and the value of not being resentful.

真實性，以及不怨恨的價值。

On top of that, I find his writings to be very beautiful and concise.

除此之外，我還發現他的著作非常優美和簡明。

A-Tier.

A-層。

Fyodor Dostoevsky:

費多爾-陀思妥耶夫斯基。

So this one will probably be controversial.

所以這一次可能會有爭議。

I think there are a lot of people who would probably put Dostoevsky in A-Tier, but he

我想有很多人可能會把陀思妥耶夫斯基放在A層，但他

just hasn't been as influential as Nietzsche to me, so I had to put him down one tier.

只是對我的影響沒有尼采那麼大，所以我不得不把他放低一個層次。

Out of all his books, the one most impactful to me is The Brothers Karamazov.

在他所有的書中，對我影響最大的是《卡拉馬佐夫兄弟》。

From it, I learned the importance of never lying to yourself, faith, and love.

從中，我學到了永遠不要對自己撒謊、信仰和愛的重要性。

He taught me that, because we are all connected, we are all responsible for all the evils in

他教導我，因為我們都是有聯繫的，所以我們都要對所有的罪惡負責。

the world, and through love, we can lessen suffering in the world.

通過愛，我們可以減少世界上的痛苦。

And by becoming someone who plants good seeds in others, we can be a force for good in this

通過成為在他人身上播下美好種子的人，我們可以成為這個世界上的一股善的力量。

world.

世界。

B-Tier.

B層。

Seneca:

塞內加。

Seneca is probably one of the first stoics I read.

塞涅卡可能是我最早讀到的斯多葛主義者之一。

His writings are simple, beautiful, and helped me get more into philosophy, but they're

他的著作簡單、優美，幫助我更多地接觸到哲學，但它們是

not super impactful to me these days.

對我來說，這些天的影響不大。

Somethings he taught me are: - anger is never a good thing as it's just

他教給我的一些東西是。- 憤怒從來不是一件好事，因為它只是

not effective - a good life is one in which you are present

無效 - 好的生活是你在其中的生活

and making memories you won't regret, not fearing the future

並創造你不會後悔的記憶，不懼怕未來

- and that a mind that learns to desire only what is necessary can lead a life of peace,

- 一個學會了只渴望必要的東西的人可以過上平靜的生活。

but a mind that desires excess will never be satisfied.

但一個渴望過度的心靈永遠不會得到滿足。

C-Tier.

C-層。

George Orwell:

喬治-奧威爾。

So Orwell wrote one of my favourite novels: 1984.

所以奧威爾寫了我最喜歡的小說之一：《1984》。

In it, he shows what a totalitarian state looks and feels like.

在這本書中，他展示了極權主義國家的模樣和感覺。

He taught me a few things: 1.

他教會了我幾件事。1.

totalitarianism is what happens when people give up responsibility for their own thoughts,

極權主義是人們放棄對自己思想的責任時發生的事情。

abandon truth, and value security and comfort over their own authenticity.

拋棄真理，重視安全和舒適而不是自己的真實性。

2.

2.

The totalitarian's main weapons are violence and indoctrination, but mainly indoctrination.

極權主義者的主要武器是暴力和灌輸，但主要是灌輸。

3.

3.

Indoctrination happens when someone positions themselves as the source of truth in your

當有人將自己定位為真理的源泉時，灌輸就會發生在你身上。

life, isolates you from others, and then feeds you propaganda.

生活，將你與他人隔離，然後給你提供宣傳。

D-Tier.

D-層。

Niccolo Machiavelli:

尼科洛-馬基雅弗利。

So I've only read The Prince by Machiavelli.

所以我只讀過馬基雅弗利的《王子》。

I think he overvalues rationality and the things he knows, as opposed to living a life

我認為他高估了理性和他所知道的東西，而不是過一種生活。

in relation to what he doesn't know.

與他不知道的事情有關。

To me, he is the archetype of a cold-calculating, overly-rational man.

對我來說，他是一個冷酷計算、過度理性的人的典型。

But to be honest, this could be completely wrong as I don't have that much experience

但說實話，這可能是完全錯誤的，因為我沒有那麼多經驗。

with, nor interest in, Machiavelli.

與馬基雅維利的關係，也不對其感興趣。

E-Tier.

E層。

Sun-Tzu:

孫子》。

Honestly, I've only read The Art of War.

說實話，我只讀過《孫子兵法》。

I enjoyed it and even made a video on it, but I honestly just don't think about it

我很喜歡它，甚至還做了一個視頻，但說實話，我只是不去想它。

that much.

那麼多。

That's the only reason I'm putting Sun Tzu in F-Tier for me, and I fully acknowledge

這是我把《孫子》放在F層的唯一原因，我完全承認

that someone else might put him in S-Tier.

別人可能會把他放在S層。

He just didn't leave that big of an impression on me.

他只是沒有給我留下那麼大的印象。

F-Tier.

F-層。

Diogenes:

第歐根尼。

To me, Diogenes was the living embodiment of minimalism.

對我來說，第歐根尼是極簡主義的生動體現。

He demonstrated a life devoted to just the necessities.

他展示了一種只致力於必需品的生活。

He showed me that we can achieve greatness through simplicity and that we could survive

他告訴我，我們可以通過簡單的方式實現偉大的目標，我們可以生存下去。

with so much less than we think we need.

用比我們認為需要的少得多的東西。

He motivates me to cut out all the extra bs from my life and to focus only on what's

他激勵我從我的生活中剔除所有多餘的廢話，只專注於有意義的事情。

necessary.

有必要。

S-Tier.

S-層。

Aristotle:

亞里士多德。

Aristotle's ideas of deductive and inductive reasoning, making art and speaking effectively,

亞里士多德的演繹和歸納推理的思想，製作藝術和有效說話。

walking 'the middle path' or in accordance with 'the golden mean', and his ideas

走 "中間道路 "或按照 "黃金分割線"，他的思想

on God as the “unmoved-mover” are all things I think about on a daily basis.

關於上帝是 "不動者"，這些都是我每天都在思考的事情。

A-Tier.

A-層。

Alexander Solzhenitsyn:

亞歷山大-索爾仁尼琴。

In 1945, after writing a letter criticizing Joseph Stalin, Solzhenitsyn was arrested and

1945年，在寫了一封責備約瑟夫-斯大林的信後，索爾仁尼琴被逮捕並被送往醫院。

spent eight years in Russian prison and labour camps.

在俄羅斯的監獄和勞改營中度過了8年。

And after that, he was forced to spend three more years in exile.

而在這之後，他又被迫在流亡中度過了三年時間。

Through his work The Gulag Archipelago, he taught my the importance of taking full responsibility

通過他的作品《古拉格群島》，他告訴我承擔全部責任的重要性。

for your life and its outcomes, figuring out and correcting your own errors, and the danger

為你的生活和結果，找出並糾正你自己的錯誤，以及危險性。

of valuing comfort over truth.

舒適性比真理更重要。

B-Tier.

B層。

Thomas Kuhn:

托馬斯-庫恩

So Thomas Kuhn is probably not as well-known as some of the other philosophers on here,

是以，托馬斯-庫恩可能不像這裡的其他一些哲學家那樣知名。

but he was a philosopher of science.

但他是一個科學的哲學家。

His book 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' is about exactly what is sounds like: the

他的《科學革命的結構》一書正是關於聽起來像：

structure of scientific revolutions.

科學革命的結構。

But don't let the boring title confuse you.

但不要讓這個無聊的標題迷惑你。

To me, it's more like a description of how our minds learn and evolve, and for that reason,

對我來說，這更像是對我們的思想如何學習和進化的描述，也是出於這個原因。

it's been pretty impactful on me.

它對我的影響相當大。

If you want to improve yourself, you have to know how to change your mind, and if you

如果你想提高自己，你必須知道如何改變自己的想法，如果你

wanna know how to change your mind, I definitely recommend reading that book.

想知道如何改變你的想法，我絕對推薦你讀那本書。

C-Tier.

C-層。

Jordan Peterson:

喬丹-彼得森。

So Jordan Peterson was a gateway thinker for me.

是以，喬丹-彼得森是我的一個門戶思想家。

There are many people on this list who I'm not sure I would have ever read if it weren't

這個名單上有很多人，如果不是因為他們，我不確定我是否會讀到他們的文章。

for him.

為他。

So he kind of holds a special place in my heart.

所以他在我的心裡有一個特殊的位置。

Although I know some might rank him higher or lower—or maybe not even put him on the

雖然我知道有些人可能會把他排在更高或更低的位置，或者甚至不把他放在第一位。

list at all.

列表在所有。

Personally, I do think he's one of the most influential thinkers alive right now, and

我個人認為，他是目前活著的最有影響力的思想家之一，而且

I've enjoyed his body of working from the 12 rules books, to maps of meaning, to his

我很喜歡他的作品，從12條規則的書，到意義地圖，到他的

lectures on genesis.

關於創世紀的講座。

I don't think I would have ever read the bible if it wasn't for him, and I do hope

如果不是因為他，我想我永遠不會閱讀聖經，我確實希望

he does his lectures on exodus at some point.

他在某些時候做關於出埃及記的講座。

Unfortunately, unlike other thinkers on this list, I don't think Dr. Peterson has formulated

不幸的是，與這份名單上的其他思想家不同，我不認為彼得森博士已經制定了

many original concepts, like Freud, Nietzsche or Jung, but I don't necessarily know if

許多原創概念，如弗洛伊德、尼采或榮格，但我不一定知道是否

he's even trying to do that either.

他甚至也在試圖這樣做。

Overall, I really enjoy his stuff and hope to see him do more in the future.

總的來說，我真的很喜歡他的作品，希望今後能看到他做更多的事情。

D-Tier.

D-層。

Carl Jung:

卡爾-榮格。

So this one will probably be controversial.

所以這一次可能會有爭議。

I've read a few of Jung's books now, and none of them have really spoken to me.

我現在已經讀了幾本榮格的書，但沒有一本真正對我有意義。

I just don't think he writes as well as Freud or Nietzsche, and I just haven't found

我只是不認為他寫得像弗洛伊德或尼采那樣好，而且我只是沒有發現

his concepts that compelling personally.

他的概念，令人信服的個人。

I don't think about them that often.

我並不經常想到他們。

I think because I read Nietzsche before Jung, a lot of the things people find compelling

我想，因為我在榮格之前就讀過尼采，所以很多人們認為有說服力的東西

in Jung, such as individuation and the shadow, were not as groundbreaking to me as they might

榮格的觀點，如個體化和陰影，對我來說並不像它們可能的那樣具有突破性。

have been to others.

對其他人來說是如此。

I feel like I got variations of those ideas through Nietzsche.

我覺得我是通過尼采得到了這些想法的變化。

But it's possible that I just haven't been moved by Jung yet, or maybe the time

但有可能是我還沒有被榮格感動，也可能是時間問題

for me to read him just hasn't arrive yet, so maybe I'll change my mind on him in the

我想讀他的書，只是還沒有到，所以也許我會改變對他的看法。

future.

未來。

E-Tier.

E層。

Voltaire:

伏爾泰。

I don't have much to say about Voltaire.

關於伏爾泰，我沒有什麼可說的。

I thought Candide was an OK book, but other than that, I'm not too familiar with his

我認為《坎迪德》是一本不錯的書，但除此之外，我對他的作品不是太熟悉。

works.

作品。

Candide was not good enough or compelling enough for me to want to explore him further.

坎迪德不夠好，也沒有足夠的說服力讓我想進一步探索他。

But I'm open to any recommendations you guys might have that could change my mind.

但我願意接受你們可能有的任何建議，以改變我的想法。

F-Tier.

F-層。

Marcus Aurelius:

馬庫斯-奧雷利烏斯

So to me, Marcus Aurelius is the living embodiment of a good leader.

所以對我來說，馬庫斯-奧勒留是一個好的領導者的生動體現。

He achieved the heights of power and remained just, humble, and devoted to truth and the

他達到了權力的高度，並保持公正、謙遜，致力於真理和

good life.

好的生活。

He reminds me that power doesn't have to corrupt you, and that a truly great man keeps

他提醒我，權力不一定會腐蝕你，而真正的偉人會保持

his feet firmly on the ground, regardless of how powerful he gets.

他的腳牢牢地踩在地上，不管他變得多麼強大。

If anything, he reminds me of the importance of keeping yourself grounded.

如果有的話，他讓我想起了保持自己腳踏實地的重要性。

His Meditations is one of those books I can read anytime I need to ground my mind and

他的《沉思錄》是我可以隨時閱讀的書籍之一，我需要將我的思想打造成基礎，並且

nourish my spirit.

滋養我的精神。

S-Tier.

S-層。

Jiddu Krishnamurti:

吉杜-克里希那穆提。

Krishnamurti is probably lesser known than other philosophers on this list, but he had

克里希那穆提可能比這份名單上的其他哲學家更不為人所知，但他有

a huge effect on me personally.

對我個人產生了巨大的影響。

His teachings taught me to know and examine myself seriously.

他的教誨讓我認識並認真審視自己。

He taught me that books and other people's ideas don't matter as much as knowing myself,

他教會我，書本和其他人的想法並不像瞭解自己那樣重要。

knowing how my own actions have an effect in the world, understanding what I'm feeling,

知道我自己的行為如何對世界產生影響，瞭解我的感受。

and why I'm feeling that way.

以及為什麼我有這種感覺。

I feel like he pushed me away from philosophy as an intellectual pursuit towards a true

我覺得他把我從作為智力追求的哲學推到了一個真正的

pursuit of wisdom and self-knowledge.

追求智慧和自知之明。

Plus, he has many insightful talks available online for anyone to listen to.

此外，他還有許多有見地的談話可供任何人在網上收聽。

He speaks in a calm, concise, and incredibly logical way.

他說話的方式平靜、簡潔，而且邏輯性極強。

His mind is truly sharp, and I think he will be a true catalyst for change for those who

他的頭腦確實很敏銳，我認為他將成為那些真正的變革的催化劑。

really take him seriously.

真的把他當回事。

A-Tier.

A-層。

Sigmund Freud:

西格蒙德-弗洛伊德。

So I feel like Freud is largely misunderstood and caricatured as this weird guy due to his

所以我覺得弗洛伊德在很大程度上被誤解了，被諷刺為這個奇怪的傢伙，因為他的

massive popularity.

巨大的人氣。

But he taught me things that have really made an impression on me such as:

但他教給我的東西確實給我留下了深刻的印象，例如。

- a lot of our behaviours our driven by unconscious drive

- 我們的很多行為都是由無意識的驅動的。

- we use defence mechanisms in order to protect but also deceive ourselves

- 我們使用防禦機制來保護自己，但也欺騙自己。

- through a specific kind of relationship, such as the one formed in psychoanalysis,

- 通過一種特殊的關係，如在精神分析中形成的關係。

someone can learn to see and let go of their own defence mechanisms, overcome their own

一個人可以學會看清並放下自己的防禦機制，克服自己的恐懼。

self-deceptions, and have a better vision of reality

自我欺騙，並對現實有更好的看法

- that their is a tension between us and society, and that tension has a profound and often

- 我們和社會之間存在著一種緊張關係，而這種緊張關係具有深刻的、經常性的、不穩定的、不穩定的因素。

negative consequences on our psychology

對我們的心理產生負面影響

B-Tier.

B層。

Nassim Taleb:

納西姆-塔勒布。

So out of all the living thinkers on this list, I rated Nassim Taleb the highest.

是以，在這份名單上所有在世的思想家中，我對納西姆-塔勒布的評價最高。

His Incerto series is all about understanding and living in a world that is fundamentally

他的Incerto系列是關於理解和生活在一個根本性的世界上。

uncertain.

不確定。

It's one of my favourite series to return to each year, and I think he's highly underrated

這是我每年最喜歡的系列之一，而且我認為他被高度低估了。

as thinker.

作為思想家。

Most of his books are based on one central concept such as black swans, anti-fragility,

他的大部分書都是基於一箇中心概念，如黑天鵝、反脆弱。

and skin in the game, and each of them are concepts that I think about all the time.

和遊戲中的皮膚，而他們每個人都是我一直在思考的概念。

C-Tier.

C-層。

Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

亨利-戴維-梭羅和拉爾夫-瓦爾多-愛默生

I'm just gonna lump these two thinkers together, because I feel the same way about them.

我就把這兩位思想家放在一起，因為我對他們有同樣的感覺。

I feel like their writings are incredibly beautiful and a pleasure to read, but conceptually,

我覺得他們的著作非常漂亮，讀起來很爽，但從概念上來說。

they haven't had much of an impact on my thought when compared to other thinkers on

與其他思想家相比，他們對我的思想沒有什麼影響。

this list.

這個名單。

D-Tier.

D級。

Alfred Adler:

阿爾弗雷德-阿德勒。

While I enjoy his concepts of superiority and inferiority complexes, he's just not

雖然我喜歡他的優越感和自卑感的概念，但他只是沒有

someone who's work I think about much.

一個我經常考慮的人的工作。

E-Tier.

E層。

Sam Harris:

薩姆-哈里斯。

So Sam was a thinker I listened to when I was a lot younger, and I found his views on

所以，山姆是我年輕時聽過的一位思想家，我發現他對

free will compelling at the time.

自由意志在當時是引人注目的。