All things Philosophical. discussion

I don't know if this is the best folder to have a topic like this but here goes. There are many science fiction theorists who postulate that science fiction works by cognative-dissociation. That is that it takes familiar concepts and places them in an unfamiliar setting. I personally agree with the key aspect of this theory. If you read science fiction like 1984 it takes Communism and the idea of what it is to be human and places them in a dystopian world. And if anyone has seen the Island it takes the concept of cloning (which could also be seen in the film as a metaphor for abortion perhaps) and places it in the future, questioning again what it is to be human. My question to start things off is a)do you agree with the idea of cognative-dissociation/have you noticed it and b)do you think that philosophical ideas in science fiction are noticed by readers and viewers? Feel free to provide examples!

I'll accept this as a stand-alone topic in its own right although it does kind of push at the fringes of our books ans films threads.

Yes but I didn't want to clutter that thread...maybe we should have a folder for books and films?

Well the philosophy in plain sight folder is for them and a little more. I'll consider reorganising for separate folders.

Cool!