The 53rd Essay: Edison’s Game (2017, USA)
- Director, Kayukawa Clinic, Yuhei Kayukawa, M.D.
- Nov 25, 2025
- 1 min read
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Technological progress has transformed human life, yet it has always existed in tension with nature.
Aesop’s fable “The Shipwright and the Sea” warns against overconfidence in human ingenuity, symbolizing the enduring power of nature.
Edison’s Game depicts the “War of Currents” between Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla, revealing the struggle between technological dominance, ethics, and capitalist logic.
When progress is reduced to competition over “whose technology is right,” it inevitably exposes both the limits of nature and human arrogance.
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