tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post612385586190050913..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: In Search Of: Asian FilmsMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-4139776514593018622008-06-26T05:19:00.000-07:002008-06-26T05:19:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for all the suggestions here. I hav...Thanks so much for all the suggestions here. I have a lot of films to watch! <BR/><BR/>Anonymous: I _do_ remember "in search of bigfoot" (and others)! I remember feeling as if real mystical secret knowledge was given to me when I watched that show. It was as if no one knew it was on, and it had "slipped" by the government censors. Of course, a real sense of authority was also bestowed by the fact that Spock narrated it.Chris Panzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656795570624714115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-50876437684850058032008-06-21T09:37:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:37:00.000-07:00The Once Upon a Time in China series is pretty goo...The Once Upon a Time in China series is pretty good for getting the idea of wu-wei and the general notion of the sage particularly in the Daoist tradition across.David Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511387997239132302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-6335642709020207552008-06-20T10:48:00.000-07:002008-06-20T10:48:00.000-07:00Akira Kurowsawa's films may come in handy: Rashomo...Akira Kurowsawa's films may come in handy: Rashomon is all about the nature of memory and perspective. You could also do "Ran" which is his take on "King Lear" but may have insight on the Confucian attitudes towards the family.<BR/><BR/>Strangely, you may also get mileage out of the Japanese anime film, "Princess Mononoke" (directed by Hayao Miyazaki) which has a lot to say about the relationship between humanity and nature. It's approach is distinctively non-Western.<BR/><BR/>P.S. yes, I've heard of "In Search Of..." Remember the episode on the search for bigfoot?<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0S2zPNP6sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-12342835455435729212008-06-18T20:40:00.000-07:002008-06-18T20:40:00.000-07:00I also use film in my courses, and I teach a cours...I also use film in my courses, and I teach a course on faith, film, and philosophy. I've found it helpful to consult books and articles on film by philosophers, or by non-philosophers on philosophical topics. I've co-edited a book, Faith, Film and Philosophy: Big Ideas on the Big Screen (2007). That might be a source for you. But there are others, and your question has inspired me to post a fuller answer to this kind of question at my blog: douggeivett.com<BR/><BR/>I hope to hear what you plan for your fall ethics course.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with it!<BR/><BR/>-DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-27764416059116015722008-06-17T22:04:00.000-07:002008-06-17T22:04:00.000-07:00i don't really know if you can use this movies, th...i don't really know if you can use this movies, the first is "in the realm of senses" (dir. Nagisa Oshima), maybe as a counterexample of the junzi, the character: Kichizo Ishida and the principle of pleasure.<BR/>The second one is "happy together" (dir. Wong Kar-wai), and a analysis of the relation between the two men. I recommend this films, but the two of them have strong sexual content (i don't know if this word is right), I hope that this would help.Lic. Juan Carlos Baenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425398534626653436noreply@blogger.com