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HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
February 22 2011 09:44 GMT
#21
They could've atleast chosen a harem show... :D
Ya, pretty much any anime I know would've had more philosophical depth in it.
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Ayush_SCtoss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
India3051 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 10:53:55
February 22 2011 10:53 GMT
#22
I would take a class like that even if it was a class for Naruto. But still...naruto..
End my suffering
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9580 Posts
February 22 2011 11:09 GMT
#23
BWAHAHAHHAHA Naruto philosophical? xD
At least take something ethically questionable or psychological, lol.
But Naruto had me in stitches here ^_^
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lazerwizz
Profile Joined July 2010
Hungary53 Posts
February 22 2011 12:08 GMT
#24
lol why not Inuyasha and Philosophy? Now that would be an interesting one
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Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 12:22:25
February 22 2011 12:21 GMT
#25
Looks like I'm wrong, non -technical, -law or -economical college educations do seem quite serious and important after all. Oh wait
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 12:44:31
February 22 2011 12:33 GMT
#26
Naruto.

Seriously.

Naruto.



Good lord there are SOOOO many great animes that target philosophical subjects. But an anime with >200 episodes? Bad choice.

On February 22 2011 17:15 Tatari wrote:
They better mention Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro...

Naruto is just absolute crap. Hell, why the hell do you even go around making a class BASED ON ANIME. AM I THE ONLY ONE NOTICING SOMETHING HORRENDOUSLY WRONG HERE?

Anime has become quite an important part of Japanse culture over the years. It's certainly a subject with lots of depth to it. However, an anime like Naruto (or Sailormoon, or Dragon Ball, or One Piece, or Detective Conan, all the stuff that runs forever) is usually just simple and mindless entertainment.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Turgid
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1623 Posts
February 22 2011 12:42 GMT
#27
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.
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surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
February 22 2011 13:22 GMT
#28
Death Note would have been so cool. It really touches on some deep philosophical issues regarding justice and morals. But the second half of the series is kind of lame, at least to me. The first half however is pure genius.
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Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
February 22 2011 13:22 GMT
#29
Maybe we could make an anatomy class centered around ecchi anime and eroge. ;D
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m4gdelen4
Profile Joined October 2008
United States416 Posts
February 22 2011 13:53 GMT
#30
i would take the class if they used something other than naruto. like ghost in the shell or some satoshi kon work.
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d3_crescentia
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4054 Posts
February 22 2011 13:54 GMT
#31
Is this a student run course? Might explain it.
once, not long ago, there was a moon here
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
February 22 2011 20:49 GMT
#32
On February 22 2011 22:54 d3_crescentia wrote:
Is this a student run course? Might explain it.


It's not student run, the guy is either a grad student or he has a PhD. He's taught other classes before.
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ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
February 22 2011 20:53 GMT
#33
A course on madoka would be amazing

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Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
February 22 2011 20:58 GMT
#34
On February 22 2011 16:38 Southlight wrote:
Naruto? Seriously? That's the best they could do? God, the amount of rage I feel...

He he, yeah. It's like spitting on all the adequate shows =(
Shauni
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
4077 Posts
February 22 2011 22:31 GMT
#35
On February 22 2011 21:42 Turgid wrote:
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.


You can't? How about Boogiepop Phantom? Texhnolyze? Lain? Casshern Sins? Kaiba? Noir? To name a few examples...
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 23:52:33
February 22 2011 23:45 GMT
#36
On February 23 2011 07:31 Shauni wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 22 2011 21:42 Turgid wrote:
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.


You can't? How about Boogiepop Phantom? Texhnolyze? Lain? Casshern Sins? Kaiba? Noir? To name a few examples...

Even if they are better than Naruto,they are just animes. If you want to learn philosophy read the ancient greek philosophers and Nietzsche.
I could understand if it was some "art" class but philosophy ? Come on... LOL
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
February 23 2011 00:14 GMT
#37
On February 23 2011 08:45 Boblion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2011 07:31 Shauni wrote:
On February 22 2011 21:42 Turgid wrote:
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.


You can't? How about Boogiepop Phantom? Texhnolyze? Lain? Casshern Sins? Kaiba? Noir? To name a few examples...

Even if they are better than Naruto,they are just animes. If you want to learn philosophy read the ancient greek philosophers and Nietzsche.
I could understand if it was some "art" class but philosophy ? Come on... LOL

Even if the package is different, it doesn't mean that the content can't be the same.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 00:41:43
February 23 2011 00:35 GMT
#38
On February 23 2011 09:14 Lucumo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2011 08:45 Boblion wrote:
On February 23 2011 07:31 Shauni wrote:
On February 22 2011 21:42 Turgid wrote:
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.


You can't? How about Boogiepop Phantom? Texhnolyze? Lain? Casshern Sins? Kaiba? Noir? To name a few examples...

Even if they are better than Naruto,they are just animes. If you want to learn philosophy read the ancient greek philosophers and Nietzsche.
I could understand if it was some "art" class but philosophy ? Come on... LOL

Even if the package is different, it doesn't mean that the content can't be the same.

Yea man like if animes are on the same level than Nietzsche lol.
Animes, films and dramas are work of fiction, for entairtainment. How can you make a comparison with Philosophy books ?
At best animes are regurgitating some cliché philosophical concepts ( often misunderstood ).

Read the original authors.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
February 23 2011 00:36 GMT
#39
On February 22 2011 17:08 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
if you're interested in philosophy, perhaps you should take a philosophy course that isn't based around a poorly-written children's show


This, and i'm actually amazed there is a class in naruto and philosophy, wow.
Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
February 23 2011 01:29 GMT
#40
On February 23 2011 09:35 Boblion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2011 09:14 Lucumo wrote:
On February 23 2011 08:45 Boblion wrote:
On February 23 2011 07:31 Shauni wrote:
On February 22 2011 21:42 Turgid wrote:
While there is anime that tackles philosophical subjects, it is largely not at an academic level anyway, so I feel that's a bit of a moot point. I mean Paprika or Ghost in the Shell have fun subject matter for philosophically oriented critique but neither really deserve a whole class, and maybe this is just the elitist in me talking but I don't feel they deserve to really be taken seriously as philosophy. I can't think of better examples of philosophy in anime.


You can't? How about Boogiepop Phantom? Texhnolyze? Lain? Casshern Sins? Kaiba? Noir? To name a few examples...

Even if they are better than Naruto,they are just animes. If you want to learn philosophy read the ancient greek philosophers and Nietzsche.
I could understand if it was some "art" class but philosophy ? Come on... LOL

Even if the package is different, it doesn't mean that the content can't be the same.

Yea man like if animes are on the same level than Nietzsche lol.
Animes, films and dramas are work of fiction, for entairtainment. How can you make a comparison with Philosophy books ?
At best animes are regurgitating some cliché philosophical concepts ( often misunderstood ).

Read the original authors.

Words are just a form of communication and in the end it comes down to it that you, yourself have to think about something. When you read a book and don't think, it's just empty words. The words can be replaced by something like a story+animation etc because the way doesn't matter. It's less blunt than having the words thrown into your face but it still works. The question is whether you actually have the right mind and can do something like this.

Hm, my english is pretty bad but I hope you understand what I want to say
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