where have I gone wrong in my interpretation of logical positivism? — Question
Maybe I missed the memo; but, does anyone else think 2001 is philosophical? — Question
It is very philosophical. And also very telling of the age before the energy crisis and the 70's when our thoughts on the near future started to change from to something darker.Maybe I missed the memo; but, does anyone else think 2001 is philosophical? I mean, Solaris was already mentioned; but, not 2001?
If you check any clip of 2001 in youtube, people are amazed in the comments section about how modern CGI for special effects pales over what Kubrick created. — Question
That there just happens to be found a tucked away secret NASA capable of creating the most outstanding spaceships in a world where space flight is treated as a hoax might not be realistic, but the film has tried to get the physics correct. — ssu
'Logical positivism' is associated with a book called Language Truth and Logic, published in 1936 by A J Ayer, and still on the curriculum in many philosophy departments. It's basic argument is that in order for any proposition to be meaningful, it must be able to be validated with reference to some actual state of affairs. Therefore most or all metaphysics is simply nonsensical, and ethical discourse is likewise the expression of feeling, not the statement of anything that could be true or false.
It's hard to see how that relates to 2001: A Space Odyssey which would have to be considered one of the most metaphysical movies ever made! — Wayfarer
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