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L O S T & The Nature of Suicide 23 Mar 2008 | 07:13 am
I think everyone feels a flinch of pain for TV characters who either commit suicide or attempt to do so. And it would seem that this empathic twinge is stronger for TV characters than for characters i...
Lost in Galt's Gulch 21 Mar 2008 | 06:11 am
With the introduction of the Freighter's captain - Captain Gault - fans of L O S T have been digging around for literary references to the name. This Captain Gault has already been identified, and see...
L O S T & The Nature of Sacrifice 6 Feb 2008 | 11:47 am
Well, the new season of LOST is finally here. Given last season's finale, I thought it would be interesting to explore the nature of sacrifice. Many thinkers throughout the ages have discussed the ph...
Would You Leave Omnium Island? 2 Sep 2007 | 10:55 am
Ben: I can show you things. Things I know you want to see very badly. Let me put it so you'll understand. Picture a box. You know something about boxes, don't you, John? What if I told you that somewh...
Communion or Collapse? 20 Aug 2007 | 08:00 am
Ben: Why are you so angry, John? Locke: Because you're cheating! You communicate with the outside world whenever you want to, you come and go as you please, you use electricity and running water and ...
A Very Brief Hiatus 8 Aug 2007 | 11:30 am
I must apologize for the dearth of posts lately. I am currently teaching a class of blind students for a month, and it requires an almost-total commitment: mentally, physically and emotionally. Ther...
Sociology, Social Organization, and Sociopaths 15 Jul 2007 | 10:10 am
In an era of unrelenting globalization, of the strengthening and expansion of the complex web of social, economic, cultural and political interactions, it seems that humanity has always existed in thi...
Does Ben Belong in the Big Pen? 28 Jun 2007 | 10:47 am
Does the end justify the means? Does it ever? Is there any circumstance under which we could pursue an end yet still feel unperturbed? Clearly I think most of us, if not all of us, occasionally ratio...
Did Charlie Pace Win the Race? 18 Jun 2007 | 10:19 am
It is better to conquer oneself than to win a thousand battles. -- The Dhammapada Fulfill something you are able to fulfill, rather than run after what you will never achieve. We can modestly strive...
Desmond: Free Will or Fatalism? 15 Jun 2007 | 04:38 am
Morpheus: Do you believe in fate, Neo? Neo: No. Morpheus: Why not? Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life. In case you haven't noticed, two of my favorite things are L O...
