“Haha, now I REALLY want to know what The Dark Knight has to do with Schopenhauer.” –mlawski Alright. You asked for it. Mlawski’s own fine post on utilitarianism and The Dark Knight, “The Philosophy of Batman” inspired me — can … Continued
Why is it magic? It subverts with audience suspension of disbelief itself and deliberately confuses illusion and reality.
(There Will Be Spoilers) Christopher Nolan didn’t major in philosophy in college (or “read philosophy at University,” as the case may be), but he evidently has some familiarity with the subject. How do I know? Well, both of his two … Continued