藏身科技界的哲學家
Most people may not know that Apple hired a full-time philosopher to join the company in 2014—Joshua Cohen, formerly a political philosophy professor at Stanford University who now teaches at Apple University, an institution founded by Steve Jobs in 2008.
許多人可能不知道，蘋果2014年就聘用了一位全職的哲學家——史丹佛大學的前政治哲學教授柯恩，在賈伯斯2008年創立的「蘋果大學」教書。
institution(n.)(大學、銀行等)機構;團體
So what exactly does Apple hire a philosopher to do? Unfortunately, the philosopher couldn’t reveal much about his work at Apple as the company’s press department prohibited him from accepting interviews.
那蘋果雇用哲學家究竟是要做什麼呢？遺憾的是，由於蘋果的媒體公關部門禁止他接受採訪，柯恩無法透露他在蘋果公司的工作內容，
reveal(v.)透露=discloseprohibit sb. from V-ing禁止=ban sb. from V-ing
Little is known about his job at Apple, except for the lectures he occasionally offers.
外界對他在蘋果的工作內容知之甚少，除了他偶爾開設的講座，
except (for)~除了…之外=with the exception of~
For example, in 2016, during a public lecture in Toronto, he explored how pianist Glenn Gould’s use of technology allowed him to create even more sublime music to share with a wider audience.
例如，在2016年，在多倫多的一次公開演講中，柯恩探討了鋼琴家顧爾德如何運用科技創作出更多令人讚嘆的音樂，與更多的觀眾分享。
sublime(adj.)令人讚嘆的
Cohen gives similar speeches to Apple’s employees as well, according to a writer for the music website ludwig-van.com, who was in the audience.
當時在座、為音樂網站ludwig-van.com寫稿的一位作家說，這個講座的內容與柯恩面向蘋果員工的講課內容有許多相似之處。
As mysterious as the Apple philosopher is the Apple University itself. The specifics of what goes on at the university are kept tightly under wraps.
像蘋果哲學家一樣神秘的還有蘋果大學，蘋果對這所大學的具體細節保密到家。
as mysterious as和…一樣神秘的keep…under wraps=keep…secret 保密
The Apple University is an in-house training institution that aims to instill Apple’s culture and product philosophy into its employees, though the curriculum itself is highly confidential.
外界只知道蘋果大學是一個內部培訓機構，向蘋果員工灌輸公司文化和產品理念，但培訓課程內容是一級機密。
in-house(adj.)內部的instill(v.)逐漸灌輸confidential(adj.)秘密的、機密的
A few employees spoke to the New York Times in 2014 on the condition of anonymity, and described learning how Apple products were comparable to Picasso’s artwork in their “elegant simplicity.”
2014年，一些員工在不具名的情況下接受紐約時報訪問，提到他們在講課中學到蘋果產品「優雅簡約」，媲美畢卡索的作品。
on the condition of~在…的條件下anonymity(n.)匿名anonymous(adj.)匿名的comparable to 和～可相比
It is reported that Apple University is led by Joel Podolny, formerly dean of Yale University’s School of Management. The faculty also includes lecturers and professors from Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley.
據報導，蘋果大學由前任耶魯大學管理學院院長波多爾尼主持，教員包括來自哈佛大學，麻省理工學院和加州大學柏克萊分校的講師和教授。
It is reported that…據報導…faculty(n.)教職員
In recent years, talents with a background in philosophy are increasingly being favored by Silicon Valley companies.
近年來，具有哲學背景的人才越來越受到矽谷公司的青睞，
favor(v.)看重;青睞
Many professionals in the tech industry have pointed out that philosophy plays a crucial role in bringing about subversive tech designs as well as thoughtful reflections on the relationships between humans and technology.
科技業的許多專業人士都指出，哲學在實現顛覆性技術設計，以及人與科技間關係的深刻思考中，發揮重要作用。
subversive(adj.)有顛覆性的、起破壞作用的reflections on…反省;反思
However, some feel that the research and teaching done in a corporate setting serve only the interests of the company itself, instead of furthering knowledge.
然而，有些人質疑，在公司環境進行研究和教學通常僅為公司的利益服務，而非運用於知識追求本身，
instead of~而不是=rather than~further(v.)改進、增進、推進
They also argue that the study of philosophy when used solely for profit-seeking purposes is not the same as studying philosophy in the pursuit of greater knowledge.
他們認為，以追求利潤為目的而學習哲學，跟為了精進知識而學習哲學是兩回事。
profit-seeking(adj.)追求利潤的in the pursuit of~追求