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The charm of philosophy
Lemuel 2022-03-26 09:01:11
An open-ended question with no fixed answer. Several classic paradoxes chosen by the director are fascinating. Students understand the frailties of human nature and the cruelty of socialization in open-ended debates and discussions. When I was reading it, I couldn't help but think of the philosophical enlightenment book I read in middle school: The World of Sophie. Philosophy is a gift from God to human beings, but human beings often ignore deep thinking in their lives, just like the teacher in the play scoffs at the poet. In the current game of survival and elimination, everyone chooses and is selected, who is the real winner?
Extended Reading
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[In the third iteration, Petra waives her own eligibility, and now announces who receives the last remaining bunker slot]
Petra: Bonnie, get inside.
Bonnie: I'm a soldier, I know how to knock things down. You're an engineer, you know how to build things up. I'm not worth as much.
Petra: My logic's fuzzier. In my apocalypse, everybody is worth as much as everybody else.
Bonnie: I'm not letting you sacrifice yourself to save me.
Petra: I won't let *you* sacrifice yourself to save me.
Bonnie: Then we'll both go up in smoke, and you'll have wasted a slot for someone to live.
[Petra then asks Chips instead of Bonnie for the last bunker slot]
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James: [running] Selamat pagi!
[Good morning!]
Street Vendor: Pagi!
['Morning!]