[lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions

  • From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:36:41 -0400

Waking Life might have been the second most nominated film last year. 
Can't quite remember.
I haven't seen it. Heard mixed reviews. Lots of young students ask me 
about it, so I should see it, I suppose. I have actually used The Matrix 
even though most students have already seen it. Feedback suggests they 
see it differently after Descartes and some 'brain in the vat" discussion.

I've seen the two movies you suggest below, but am not entirely sure in 
what connection I would present them to intro phil. I'll have to think 
about that...

I'm not studying for an exam, but I am writing a test for my first year 
students. Just as tedious (although certainly not as stressful).

Working on multiple choice at the moment. The question I wrote just now:

Plotinus declared that the purpose of life was
a. for the soul to reunite with ‘the One”
b. to find tranquility and mental ease
c. to get as much pleasure as possible
d. to forge a meaning of life for yourself
e. to follow the prime directive

Ursula
200 miles north of Toronto

Erin Holder wrote:

>Ew.  And don't use Waking Life either.  That movie nearly put me to sleep.
>And I had to sit through it twice (shudder).
>
>Damn you.  Now I'm going to be thinking of movies.  Okay, that is not
>allowed.  I have to work on this irritating exam.
>
>Erin
>Toronto
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:22 PM
>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions
>
>
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>>>But I would be interested in which movies people here would recommend
>>>for intro phil.
>>>      
>>>
>>Please don't use the Matrix.   Natural Born Killers or The Usual Suspects
>>might be good though.
>>
>>
>>Erin
>>Toronto
>>    
>>

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