PHILOSOPHY IN FILM Leander P. Marquez Editor’s note: Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections treats Black Mirror as a work of philosophy—as if it each episode is trying to raise a philosophical question or make a philosophical point. In the following piece, Leander Marquez (who helped the editor write the introduction to Black Mirror…
Rain Man and Rule-Following How Autism can Bring Philosophy to Life By Robert Chapman In the film Rain Man, there is one scene in which the protagonist, an autistic man called Raymond Babbitt, is crossing a busy road at a pedestrian crossing. When Raymond is half-way across, the light changes from green to red,…
Humans of New York and Philosophy How to See a Face By Roberto Sirvent and Duncan Reyburn Even in our image-saturated world, the face remains the primary signal of identity. From infancy, the face initiates that all-important moment of genuine recognition. We find ourselves mirrored in the lives of others as they welcome us into…
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series 