Philosophers In Space

0G54: The Fifth Element and Manacheanism


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Well, it looks like we're taking another beloved classic and ruining it with our patented ruining sauce. I'm not sure if that makes us team good or team evil, or maybe it proves that those things make no sense, like this movie. Of course we save most of the darkness for after dark and focus on a debate over the nature of evil between Manachean dualism and St. Augustine's "absence of good" model of evil. If the world depended on getting Thomas to buy into this distinction as valuable, I'd recommend you use that last match to light up. 

St. Augustine:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine/

The Absence of Good:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absence_of_good

Video on the born sexy yesterday trope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thpEyEwi80

What it's like trying to watch these movies: https://entertainment.theonion.com/woman-takes-short-half-hour-break-from-being-feminist-t-1819576049

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Recent appearances: Thomas was on the most recent Cog Dis, so check that out.

Aaron is also going to be on a panel at NECSS this summer in NYC discussing mutant ethics. Come do some nerdcore philosophy!

CONTENT PREVIEW: It's either going to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Cube. Maybe do them as a double feature. That'll be super uplifting!

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