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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
I find that this concept can also be applied to money too. Once all the trees and wildlife are gone, money is the only thing we will have left and we cannot just solely survive off of money.
How strage it is that a silly black-and-white cartoon like Calvin & Hobbes about a young boy and his stuffed tiger could have such a monumental impact on my childhood. I remember spending entire days reading through C&H anthologies and finding so much to marvel at the wit and irreverence of Bill Watterson. Whether it be the spaceman alter ego Calvin took as Spaceman Spiff or the increasingly confusing games of Calvinball, it always seemed such a lighthearted little strip.
That is, until there'd be panels sprinkled in here and there where Calvin begins to question the deeper meaning of existence and where to find happiness. All comics are silly, but its the philosophical themes in panels like the one above that make Calvin & Hobbes a cartoon that speaks through the ages.
Hmmm. I am pretty sure the people that make the money from those things do not under value the natural beauty of things. They just don't worry about the consequences because it would not be in there life time. 6
Calvin continues to be wise beyond his years, as he nails how modern society values material things that we can profit off of high above nature and things that a value cannot be directly converted into dollar signs
I find that this concept can also be applied to money too. Once all the trees and wildlife are gone, money is the only thing we will have left and we cannot just solely survive off of money.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Money can't buy a new planet.
DeleteHow strage it is that a silly black-and-white cartoon like Calvin & Hobbes about a young boy and his stuffed tiger could have such a monumental impact on my childhood. I remember spending entire days reading through C&H anthologies and finding so much to marvel at the wit and irreverence of Bill Watterson. Whether it be the spaceman alter ego Calvin took as Spaceman Spiff or the increasingly confusing games of Calvinball, it always seemed such a lighthearted little strip.
ReplyDeleteThat is, until there'd be panels sprinkled in here and there where Calvin begins to question the deeper meaning of existence and where to find happiness. All comics are silly, but its the philosophical themes in panels like the one above that make Calvin & Hobbes a cartoon that speaks through the ages.
Hmmm. I am pretty sure the people that make the money from those things do not under value the natural beauty of things. They just don't worry about the consequences because it would not be in there life time.
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i completely agree with you Maksym its simply ignorance and a lack of consideration for the following generations.
DeleteCalvin continues to be wise beyond his years, as he nails how modern society values material things that we can profit off of high above nature and things that a value cannot be directly converted into dollar signs
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