Moana and the Wonder of Disney Philosophy Tyler Shores All of philosophy begins with a question. And every good story begins with a question. In Moana (2016) the seemingly straightforward question is: “What if … we fished beyond the reef?” Inspiring feelings of wonder, the question becomes the catalyst for a tale of mythology, philosophical…
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The Joker and Jung’s Shadow “I hope my death makes more cents than my life.” Ashley L. Whitaker R. D. Laing, well-known for his innovative approaches to working with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, spoke of insanity as “a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.” Fittingly, in an early scene from Joker, Arthur Fleck asks…
Call for Abstracts Indiana Jones and Philosophy Edited by Dean A. Kowalski The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for cross posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu Abstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible,…
Black Mirror and Philosophy Suggested Further Readings Editor’s Note: In most cases, the articles suggested take opposing sides on a question that the chapter or episode raises. The nature of some chapters and episodes, however, does not lend itself to this approach. In those cases, readings that are merely on or about the relevant topic…
The Expanse and Philosophy “We Can Be Our Own Gods!” Jeffery L. Nicholas In Season 3 Episode 1, “Fight or Flight,” the crew of the Rocinante change the name of the ship, partly to disguise themselves, to the Pinus Contorta. Prax, the botanist they picked up on Tycho, believes the name is fitting; “Pinus…
Darwinia and Simulation A World Virtually Akin to Ours Brandon Packard Darwinia holds its own as a cult classic video game. In this game, Dr. Sepulveda has created a purely digital universe known as Darwinia. The inhabitants, the Darwinians, are self-learning pieces of code. However, they have been bred and enhanced over so many…
