You are trapped in a dark cave, chained up and forced to look forward onto a wall in front of you, and you have been in this position since your birth. On this wall, you see shadows of figures and objects illuminated by a fire positioned behind you. Sound familiar? One of the oldest thought […]
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15 Great Movies Dealing With Consequentialism
A trolley barrels down train tracks. Near the end, you see that it’s set to hit 2 people tied to the tracks, a young man and his wife. You stand by a switch, which can change the tracks and divert the train eastward. However, on those tracks is a young boy whose shoe laces are […]
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The 12 Best Movies about The Philosophical Problem of Evil
The age old problem of evil is no stranger to philosophy, theology, or film. Filmmakers have struggled with evil and its existence since creation (of the medium). Simply put, how can evil exist in the face of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent deity? Philosophy, which itself developed from theology, and specifically philosophy of religion has […]
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The 10 Best Movies Influenced by Heideggerian Philosophy
Martin Heidegger’s book Sein und Zeit (Being and Time) has been all the rage in philosophy for the last century, with every work since either referring to it or intentionally ignoring its message and impact. While incredibly dense, it is clear that Heidegger’s project was quite pointed, and his criticisms of the last two millennia […]