It was entertaining. As someone who has a Master Degree in Philosophy I thought good points were made. Hard to believe a freshman could have done that well - I know I couldn't have but it is a movie.
It was entertaining. As someone who has a Master Degree in Philosophy I thought good points were made. Hard to believe a freshman could have done that well - I know I couldn't have but it is a movie.
I was pleasantly surprised. What was not credible was that a freshman would have that sophisticated an argument his first few weeks in class. A grad student with a little bit of coaching - yes. The rest was typical movie making - people thrown out of their comfort zone - cancer, break-ups, and finally death.
The problem is that the topic about needs a little more basic information. A. You start with common premises. We exist - there is being. Then you shift to Paraminides. Something cannot come from nothing and being either is or it is not. Since being is then how can there be change? Aristotle postulated potency to get…