Thursday, September 4, 2008

Java Philosophy

To be honest I received that the film Java Philosophy was about existentialism from it's title. So I did a little research and came up with my own interpretations of each quote within the film. They are nothing but my humble opinion and in no way am I learned in the theories and concept of existentialism but they are nonetheless my interpretations. I will not state every quote but a few the ones I believe I had a better grasp upon.

"Who are you?" is based upon the main theory of existentialism that man is defined by what he has done and only he is responsible for his actions, this quote is asking who had you shown yourself to be.

"I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both. "-Soren Kierkegaard. This quote speaks about that one must face his freedom and responsibility that what he choses will always define who he is, ad because of this man will always think about these decision and wonder if he had made the right or wrong decision and what had happened if he made the other decision.

"Everything has been figured out, except how to live"- Jean Sartre, it is that there are social norms which are expected to follow, so theoretically everything is figured out but how will you decide to live your own life, for example what you do for a living is often an outcome of your parent's career and whatever sources they where able to provide you with, but it is your final decision in deciding what career to pursue.

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