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| Re: Halo and Philosophy book soon? | |
| Posted By: Miguel Chavez | Date: 3/22/11 2:28 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Halo and Philosophy book soon? (Cody Miller) : Ehhhh as a student of philosophy myself, books like these tend to make me : cringe. I'm sure it'll be an entertaining read, but other books by the : publisher have been very light on real meaningful philosophical insight. I : mean, the Matrix and Philosophy was particularly funny since the Wachowski : brothers themselves didn't even remotely understand Baudrillard (he even : said so), so many of the philosophical underpinnings are themselves : misunderstandings of Simulacra and Simulation. I read the Simpsons and : Philosophy because I like the Simpsons, and to claim that Bart embodies : Nietzsche's Übermensch is just patently absurd. : If he was still taking submissions, I would have written a real paper. The
: Books like this can be pretty fun, and I'd probably read it, but it's not
Ridiculous. There's plenty of meat in Halo that a student of philosophy could use as a springboard to touch on some interesting metaphysical topics. Dare I say one could have a field day exploring allegories re: religion and literature in Halo as well. (duh!) Not to get a cheap dig, but I don't think you'd be able to pull it off because you seem to lack the ability to talk about something without giving away your fanatical bias. Case in point right here where your claptrap aims to dismiss the whole thing as beneath you. If I want to be lectured and told what's right I'll tune into FOX news or read one of your posts. OK, so I did get a cheap dig. oy! The best modern works on philosophical topics I've read are engaging and leave you hungering for more. It'd be nice if this book can showcase a few works that do exactly that. - M
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