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No.229
Any other anime that extensively reference philosophy?
No.233
Serial Experiments Lain, no references but really philosophical anime
No.234
The Ghost in the Shell movies maybe?
No.235
>>234That image applies to Psycho Pass too actually.
I saw the first movie and still haven't finished it after a couple attempts. Is the second better? What about the show?
No.236
>>233> The first ripple on the pond of Lain's lonely life appears when she learns that girls from her school have received an e-mail from Chisa Yomoda, a schoolmate who had committed suicide. When Lain receives the message at home, Chisa tells her (in real time) that she is not dead, but has merely "abandoned her physical body and flesh", and is alive deep within the virtual reality-world of the Wired itself and that she has found the almighty and divine god there.Well then…
I'm certainly intrigued! Thanks for the rec.
No.261
>>233This. Also Clannad, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, Air, Utawarerumono, Eden of the East, Higurashi No Naka Koro ni.
Although I study philosophy more than watch anime, so /a/ residents are welcome to call me a filthy casual.
No.284
Boogiepop Phantom probably worth a look for philosophy enthusiasts.
Cowboy Bebop also always struck me as being very existential, though it never directly addresses academic philosophy in dialogue.
No.285
>>229TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN IS THE THIRD TESTAMENT OF THE BIBLE
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
No.573
Hey guys… just wanted to bump this and see if anyone had any other recommendations for philosophical anime.
No.574
>>573You may enjoy Texhnolyze. I didn't like it at all but some people do.
No.942
Ghost in the shell, all the films and shows.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Both these are top tier shows in every regard.
The following don't quite explicitly reference philosophy, but rather show it by example.
Serieal Experiments Lain, much so.
Cowboy Beebop is a good and fun show, their are various encounters with different life philosophies through the various characters.
Ergo Proxy, a bit.
Miyazaki films, with naturalistic, Tao-like philosophies. For example, Princess Mononoke is a good one.
Princess Tutu, in a way.
Kara no kyoukai makes some references at times.
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No.990
Yeah I agree with Anon, Serial Experiments Lain might be the way to go!
No.1000
No Neon Genesis Evangelion? Surely, it must be mentioned at least.
Also, Bokurano, RahXephon, and Revolutionary Girl Utena should also probably be noted. Really, though, it is NGE which has influenced future works.
Miyazaki's films are all highly philosophical, in my opinion, and Nausicaa is especially recommended.
Really, there are MANY anime which should probably be included here as well, regardless of personal taste. Lots of titles in the Gundam series, and N. H. K. Ni Youkoso as well.
For me, the ultimate philosophical anime was Raki Suta, simply because it has strongly impacted my outlook on life, as well as my hobbies in related areas. I don't expect anyone to share this opinion, though.
Can I call trips on this board???
No.1003
>>1000shit get
this sucks socrates scrotum
No.1010
>>1003Since i am a mathematician (i teach at an international school in Thailand and conduct subversive Marxist insurrection activities on the side), this is a very high compliment. However, i would rather still be called a Pythagorean!
P. S. Check 'em!
No.1041
>>234GITS has so much philosophy of mind shit, it's fucking nuts. It was driving me crazy when I first watched the movie.
On a semi-related general topic: One thing I've noticed about Eastern philosophy (in my admittedly superficial overviews of it) that I find rather interesting is how it has a much more of a classical "philosophical" domain of inquiry. There is a lot of "philosophy of life" kind of stuff going on in Eastern philosophy from what I've seen, but not so much really the esoteric deep-in-the-rabbit-hole logic of Analytic philosophy and the... whatever esoteric shit you'd describe Continental philosophy as dealing with.
I know that Buddhism has some possible connections to many-valued logics, but does anyone else know more about this? Are there any good contemporary Eastern philosophers (who aren't fucking Buddhist; I don't hate Buddhism, but I hear about it enough).
No.1064
>>1041Would you see a difference between eastern philosophies and the continental "pragmatist" philosophies that have been flourishing fairly recently? I'm talking about those who value intuitions and facts of existence like, say, Strawson. Or, in other words, what if not that form of pragmatism is it that an Eastern "philosophy of life" might entail?
As you might guess, I am no expert myself.
>>1010>conduct subversive Marxist insurrection activities on the sideYou go, bro.