Another Filosophy Friday on The Daily Quota - best consumed on a Saturday mornings, very much under the weather.
The link for today is fantastic. As you all know, I'm a huge Batman fan. As such, I'm drawn to all things as such - even if it crosses over into other fields.
One of the most seemingly unlikely cross-overs is Batman and philosophy; but lo and behold, M.D. White and R. Arp made it happen with Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul.
Have a flick through the contents page here - it's fantastic.
Such a treat for any fan of Batman or philosophy, let alone both.
Let me give you an example of one of the topics;
Suppose you were at the reins of a train, and you could pull the lever that would either kill one person, or several people. This is a classic psychological conundrum - the Utilitarian would choose to kill one person instead of several, whilst another might choose to do nothing, thus absolving themselves of any moral liability.
Basically, Is there a difference in killing someone and letting someone die? Does evil prevail when good men do not act?
Do we remember the decision that Nolan's Dark Knight had to make in letting Ra's Al Ghul die, as opposed to breaking his one rule and killing him?
Here's another classic example;
We all know of the Prisoner's Dilemma, right?
Basically, two prisoners are caught, and they have the option to either testify against the other or remain silent.
However, it's a bit risky - what if you stay silent and the other testifies? You end up with a huge sentence and they end up with nothing.
If you testify to save your skin, but they do the same...you both go down for a long time.
Have a look at the possibility matrix to the left, and recall a certain decision that Nolan's Joker made Gothamites make - either blow up the other ship full of people, or risk them doing it first.
Luckily, both boats chose to stay silent.
Hell, this book even addresses Carl Jung's Introvert and Extrovert concepts (Does Bruce Wayne make the sacrifices of Batman for intrinsic benefit, or is he as vulnerable to extrinsic factors such as public opinion, important people etc) and Schopenhauer's Will and Representation concept (Bruce Wayne often sees Batman as an extension of himself, sometimes even converting over completely to Batman - so is the Bat suit an extension of his own will, or still merely a tool towards an end?)
Very, very interesting stuff.
Who says philosophy can't be fun?
BUY OR DOWNLOAD IT HERE
The link for today is fantastic. As you all know, I'm a huge Batman fan. As such, I'm drawn to all things as such - even if it crosses over into other fields.
One of the most seemingly unlikely cross-overs is Batman and philosophy; but lo and behold, M.D. White and R. Arp made it happen with Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul.
Have a flick through the contents page here - it's fantastic.
Such a treat for any fan of Batman or philosophy, let alone both.
Let me give you an example of one of the topics;
Suppose you were at the reins of a train, and you could pull the lever that would either kill one person, or several people. This is a classic psychological conundrum - the Utilitarian would choose to kill one person instead of several, whilst another might choose to do nothing, thus absolving themselves of any moral liability.Basically, Is there a difference in killing someone and letting someone die? Does evil prevail when good men do not act?
Do we remember the decision that Nolan's Dark Knight had to make in letting Ra's Al Ghul die, as opposed to breaking his one rule and killing him?
Here's another classic example;We all know of the Prisoner's Dilemma, right?
Basically, two prisoners are caught, and they have the option to either testify against the other or remain silent.
However, it's a bit risky - what if you stay silent and the other testifies? You end up with a huge sentence and they end up with nothing.
If you testify to save your skin, but they do the same...you both go down for a long time.
Have a look at the possibility matrix to the left, and recall a certain decision that Nolan's Joker made Gothamites make - either blow up the other ship full of people, or risk them doing it first.
Luckily, both boats chose to stay silent.
Hell, this book even addresses Carl Jung's Introvert and Extrovert concepts (Does Bruce Wayne make the sacrifices of Batman for intrinsic benefit, or is he as vulnerable to extrinsic factors such as public opinion, important people etc) and Schopenhauer's Will and Representation concept (Bruce Wayne often sees Batman as an extension of himself, sometimes even converting over completely to Batman - so is the Bat suit an extension of his own will, or still merely a tool towards an end?)
Very, very interesting stuff.
Who says philosophy can't be fun?
BUY OR DOWNLOAD IT HERE
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