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In this quote, McIntyre is talking about the prisoner of the Château and comparing them to someone characterized from the “Count of Monte Cristo”. “Of course someone may have forgotten or suffered brain damage or simply not attended sufficiently at the relevant times to be able to give the relevant account. But to say ofContinue reading “Blog Prompt 16: Storytelling Animal”

I think Leonard is right when he says “Memory can change the shape of a room…” The Film demonstrates the changes of how Leonard perceives things without a memory. Without his memory, Leonard relies on his photographs to aid his investigation in finding out who killed his wife but as the story progresses, it’s shownContinue reading “Blog Prompt 15: Memento”

I consider Volleyball to be a form of art. For me, volleyball allows me to become a completely different person when I play, which is completely different from when I play other sports like soccer or skating. I don’t believe my example follows Tolstoy’s definition of art 100%, but it does fit in certain categories.Continue reading “Volleyball is art”

The film Existenz closely relates to the theme of Plato’s idea of reality. In both allegory of the cave and Existenz, all of the characters show signs of struggling to believe in what is real and what isn’t. The game Tranzcendenz shows players struggling to find their way through the game because they aren’t sureContinue reading “Blog post 8: Existenz”

The similarity between the status of the prisoners in Plato‘s cave and spectators in a cinema are very alike. Plato believes that once you open your eyes to the truth, it’s very hard to look back into what you were believing in before you learn the truth. Movies and media on TV and social mediaContinue reading “Blog post 6: Existenz Vs. Plato”

In Standard Form, Clifford believed that actions were always influencing people in some form. These actions based on no factual claims or evidence caused harm to others and therefore he believed that it was wrong to believe in unjustifiable beliefs. Clifford believed that actions people create based on beliefs that weren’t supported by evidence wouldContinue reading “Blog post 4: Clifford”

Begging the question: women deserve rights but should not be in the military because only men should serve in the military. Ad Hominem: The rules my dad makes when I lived with my parents were so dumb. It’s mostly because of how old he was that he just didn’t understand. Equivocation: if I told youContinue reading “Blog post 3: types of fallacies”

Valid argument with false conclusion: if my mom loves ice cream, then she must be a diabetic. My mom is not a diabetic. My mom must not love ice cream. Sound argument: Drinking water is much healthier than soda. I have been drinking soda a lot more lately. Not drinking water is unhealthy for me.Continue reading “Blog Post 2”

Our argument for the first day of class was talking about the injustices that people of authority commit. I would have to put it as such: If people who have some form of authoritative power use it to benefit themselves and take control of others, then they are committing an injustice. The reasoning behind myContinue reading “Blog Post 1:”