Self Absorbed From The Start
What’s the relationship between you and your parents like? Do you think that has had an impact on your relationships to those around you? I don’t watch much tv but just finished Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was a a really great anime that explored philosophy, theology, and psychology in an interesting way. Very trippy ending.
“Dreams are for those who cannot endure, who are not strong enough, for reality. Reality is for those who are not strong enough to endure, to confront their dreams.”
-Slavoj Zizek
“We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses.”
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Hedgehog’s Dilemma
The hedgehog’s dilemma describes a situation in which a group of hedgehogs seek to move close to one another to share heat during cold weather. They must remain apart, however, as they cannot avoid hurting one another with their sharp spines. Though they all share the intention of a close reciprocal relationship, this may not occur, for reasons they cannot avoid.
“The experimenters will be particularly interested in dissociative states, from the abaissement de niveau mental to multiple personality in so-called mediums, and an attempt will be made to induce a number of states of this kind, using hypnosis.”
-Declassified MKULTRA Document, August 23, 1961
I Need You
[If you are reading this, I did not finish this article. My apologies. I thought it was gonna be a cool one too. I will come back and finish this.]
cool article, although i think anime as a media form was still behind novels and books evangelion is a very nice masterpiece to get started and see a well-done anime with good storytelling, importing ideas from several well-known philosophers/psychologists. I would love to see the finished version.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I agree with you Evangelion was great, can’t find much that compares. I do still plan to come back and flesh this out (among other articles). Appreciate it again.