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weirdoldmanhoho · 1 month ago

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This has probably been discussed to death before ... but what is the symbolism behind Envy having his Ouroboros tattoo on his thigh and Wrath on his eye?

It probably has, though tbh I've never really read any theories/meta about it.

I think some of the places are symbolically related in some way to the sin (Lust's on her cleavage, Gluttony's on his tongue), but I ALSO think that a bit of it is that every homunculus needed one in a visually distinct place and you're going to run out of places that have some kind of symbolic meaning.

I think Envy's is mostly a visual/aesthetic choice. The placement ties into their outfit design and is unique to them, but doesn't really have any deeper meaning (at least, that I can read into it.)

With Wrath, I think it's both unique AND makes for a fun visual reveal when we first see King Bradley's eyepatch removed.

I'm sure someone COULD read something more meaningful into it, but I honestly don't. I think it's more about visuals/the cool reveal.

But interesting question! Thanks for asking! :) If anyone else has some other thoughts, let me know

#this could go into a further discussion of how meaning in stories isn't always about symbolism #sometimes an intentional choice IS about how something works as a visual or in some other storytelling sense and not just #symbolically #but that's not because of your question that's bc it's a thought i keep nibbling on in fandom spaces as someone who was an english major #who also writes #I have a LOT to say about how meaning in storytelling isn't always about symbols #sometimes "oh this character looks so dramatic and interesting with an eyepatch and later on it's going #to get ripped off to reveal!!!! the tattoo“ is just as valid as ”oh it's on gluttony's tongue bc it symbolizes gluttony“#you know?#anyways left that in the tags bc it isn't exactly an answer to your question lol it's just my philosophy on storytelling #bc I will forever be an English Major lol #ask #fma meta

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anghraine · 5 days ago

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me: I want to crosspost more of my ST stuff to Dreamwidth, but I need some icons to express my intense, very serious feelings about my faves

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#anghraine babbles #deep blogging #i was vacillating between 'fabulous' and 'queer' for the mirror mirror one but i feel the pre-ripped glitter top merits the choice #we will not discuss how long i spent searching for the exact font style i felt it also required :P #and i was like 'ok i want some gay spock that isn't specifically k/s but is certainly not opposed to it'#and felt the 'not mlm-wlw solidarity or hostility but a secret third thing: aggressive indifference' spock really was ideal #i initially was going to go with the 'sink or think' part of the lieutenant kirk: terror of philosophy 101 cadets backstory #but the screenshot called for the other quote. someday!#i also made another uhura one but i didn't like how it turned out. soon though #c: who do i have to be #c: i object to intellect without discipline #star peace #icons #star trek: the original series #lgbtqia stuff #anghraine's pics

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rearranging-deck-chairs · 1 year ago

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new theory on what The Boundary is: the doctor's body just does that

#been reading pasteur abt............spontaneous regeneration #and been thinking abt communication #in the way of wormholes #listened to this philosophy podcast a while ago where they were discussing how the universe couldve come from nothing #and the host jokingly suggested that what makes a universe spring from nothing is maybe not an attribute of that which universes come from #the void or........whatever #but instead an attribute of /universes themselves/#in other words things /can/ come from nothing. but the only thing you'll get is a universe #only universes can come from nothing #he didnt believe in his own suggestion but i havent stopped thinking abt it #and idk enough abt philosophy or science or cosmogony to ruin this really fun concept for me

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arthur-lesters-emotional-baggage · 11 months ago

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What do you think is John's most human trait 🌝

Arthur. Absolutely Arthur.

I tried to think of a more nuanced answer but the rough definition of humanity was staring me in the face as well as Arthur's emotional turmoil.

(Also I'm so sorry I took so long to answer this. I wanted to have a little think over to answer this question, but then I forgot about it for a bit. oops.)

#wait does this even count as a trait #god i wish i could read sometimes #anyway!!!#the rough definition of humanity is the ability to empathize and show love and compassion #right?#so as a fragment of a god i think his most human trait is his ability to experience other humans #not gods or deities. but humans #and what better way to do that than be IN a human #amirite #thank you for coming to my ted talk #malevolent #malevolent pod #malevolent podcast #john doe #john doe malevolent #discussing philosophy in the context of goofy goobers

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onnahu · 3 months ago

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Btw some time ago i got into a discussion with one guy about what humanity means. And he said something along the lines of 'humanity is kindness and empathy'. And like, I guess? But it's not only for humans! Our empathy and kindness are the same as other animals! We're not special!

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alicenpai · 8 months ago

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i kind of want to get back into drawing fma......... every october i see the fanart and it blasts me back to when i was 11 and discovering fma for the first time, it shattered my worldview..

#diary #ive seen a lot of people put fma down bc #they just see it as a battle shounen but i promise you it's so much more than that..#the discussions about discrimination war philosophy and humanity are so thought provoking and unlike any other shounen #one piece maaaybe comes close in terms of topics on discrimination and war but it's much more focused on battles #if you like this kind of philosophical stuff over action scenes id recommend the manga more so you can absorb the dialogue at your own pace #no one 'knows' me for fma bc i havent found a way to incorporate my art style with fma yet..ahaha im booboo the fool..#my fatal flaw is that i just like to draw frilly dresses and yes im aware i really need to broaden my scope #also arguing that the art style is ugly like. ok folks..fma doesnt reaaally have the bishounen character type so that makes it 'ugly'?.

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woodfrogs · 4 months ago

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ive recently been having a lot of thoughts on politics and science and social media and the intersections of & interactions between the three

#i speak #none of them fully formed. not even enough to really initiate a discussion on it #i need to find someone else who has also thought about this and chat. hear other opinions to concretize my own #maybe ill look up some papers this week since i have a break #but like. the role of a scientist in politics and politics in science and how much should they be allowed to overlap #social media allowing laypeople in both areas to speak as though they are experts and creating dangerous noise that muddies actual info #how do we manage to work through that to properly get our messages across to try to handle public discourse and keep it grounded in truth #while simultaneously changing the way we teach future generations about logic; the scientific method; and how to interpret meaningful data #because obviously the way its taught now isnt working #etc etc #in the end it all comes back to my belief that logic and/or proofs and/or broader philosophy should be mandatorily taught in schools

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eyepatchdate · 1 year ago

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thinking about the arkham series again and how i actually just adore that 3 games are about arkham as a philosophical concept and an entity, as an answer to "what should be done to criminals" and a powerbase. and how it reflects the beliefs of those who created it.

then arkham dies in City. the idea of arkham comes to its natural, intended, solution. bombed to ash, the problem it was built to solve barely impacted in the long run. a failure of its whole philosphy.

Then Knight rolls around and in marches in jason, arkhams final victim and the only remaining shard of it, the symbol on his chest and arkham in his name. and he brings his own whole philosphy to it all, a much more personal and visceral thing.

#Shitpost #the only major flaw for me in the arkham series is that Ras and the League's plotline in Knight fucks with the themes.#they like. Forgot that City and Arkham in general relies so strongly on Ras as the creator of it. And they just kinda drop him #instead of continuing to discuss that philosophy #its so strong in City and in Origins it feels so odd to disappear #but i get it like. They wanted to do other villains. Different things #from a step back over time looking at the series as a thematic whole it is a slight falter #but really i cant complain fully #Arkham exists in Knight with only its final victim #The jason of Knight is not as like. Idealogically motivated and thats something I find so compelling really #it IS anger it IS power it IS suffering.#but then it all falls to ash because at the end of it all. bruce reaches out his hand #and has no intention to continue the violence of arkham #and i suppose that is a good conclusion to it all

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veone · 2 years ago

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I personally enjoy fight club because it’s very interesting to watch the physical and mental self destruction of person trying to find a purpose in life when they don’t desire the typical traditional american ideal life. To see the descent into delusion.

#the narrator is a passive party sometimes he doesn’t express much of an opinion about Tyler actions and philosophies #he goes with it no questions asked until a point were it’s to late #I’m thinking about the scene where the narrator is at work in the movies when he forget he left the original copy of the rules of fight club #in the copy machine at work and in the movies it goes the same #just the mood is diffrent the boss is bemused not necessarily annnoyed he think this is funny he’s mocking him a little like dafuq is this #is this your lol and the narrrator goes on his rant about shooting the building and halfway through he’s bored with the edgy response and is #not just questioning why does Tyler need this again?#I found that so interesting it was the first time he really had a question for Tyler because I’m seeing this as a big betrayal because when #the other fight club pop up he’s genuinely confused as to how in the hell he found the time #I’m still enjoying my read #I just want to add this comment and sentiment to the fight club discussion on here because 👀 I wanna discuss it! it fun #fight club #fight club book #fight club 1999 #will come back and edit the tags

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thatscarletflycatcher · 2 years ago

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I have been trying for days to find a topic for the "paper" I need to turn in for this Philosophy of History course on Friday, and I got nothing.

I so intensely dislike this subject you cannot imagine.

#This is the main reason I didn't take it the first time around #because they told me back then it wasn't required #and I had no interest in it #unlike most other branches of philosophy #it's constituted mostly by Prussian Philosophers #writing theories about history where of course Prussia is the pinnacle of humankind #theories that have the randomness of Tumblr shitposts without any of the fun #You open JSTOR and won't be able to find more than a couple dozen papers on the subject itself #and how could you #It's a discipline that has like 2-3 possible questions tops #is history linear or cyclical or something else #Does History have a purpose (so is there a providence) or not?#And that's pretty much it #By the point you are asking the question about the subjectivity of historical narratives you are talking about hermeneutics #and therefore philosophy of language and the mind #My frustration is not helped by the fact that the professor herself has taught very little #most of the classes have been presentations by freshmen classmates whose interpretations are understandably very basic and tentative #so the fact that she's asking for this without specific guidances is adding insult to injury #but wait there's more!#she intends the papers to be read collectively and peer discussed and evaluated #grrrr #Anyways if you need me I'll be on the pit of despair

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mint-corset · 2 years ago

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Sometimes I find a YouTube video recommended to me and I'll like the idea of it but something will bother me, but it feels wrong to really hate the video for it. In this scenario, the video was about the infantilization of women. And like nothing said was really wrong but it just felt odd to make it a woman issue, the things mentioned. Things like people using phrases like adulting because it's a digestible way for millennials (in this case that's what she was referring to and the studies she references uses) to approach being an adult because things like finances and milestones are harder to hit now.

This lines up. I fully do think that the growing lack of ownership and wages not reflecting the growing price of living has caused a phenomena like this, but I kept considering how this isn't just a woman issue. If this is happening it's affecting literally every young adult - adult alive in the west right now. But like the premise and title is about women so who am I to be bugged by it.

Y'know? It isn't like the YouTuber is really obligated to talk about men going through similar mindsets.

#i also didnt finish the video I got most of the way through and I sorta got sick of asking to myself #“yeah I wonder how men are handling these things”#but knowing it would likely not be addressed because the video is about women and again that isnt wrong #I guess I'm just more interested in less targeted philosophy discussions #because I just don't really gain anything from only observing how one group is reacting to events #i like a full scope #if I know how others are handling a situation I think I might be more helpful and understanding

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theodore-sallis · 1 year ago

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Giant-Size Man-Thing (Vol. 1/1974), #1.

Writer: Steve Gerber; Penciler: Mike Ploog; Inker: Frank Chiaramonte; Colorist: Petra Goldberg; Letterer: John Costanza

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Giant-Size Man-Thing #Giant-Size Man-Thing vol. 1 #Giant-Size Man-Thing 1974 #Cover Gallery #Man-Thing #Ted Sallis #somehow this didn’t get posted when I wanted it too and has been saved in my drafts for six months (yikes)#so here is it now whoops mea culpa #yes…we’ve heard every joke possible about this title…#but for real though this issue is w i l d #because on the one hand in some parts it reads like an undergrad philosophy major’s ideal project #you’ve got the struggle between science and religion (whether science should be used to improve lives or if that’s man #interfering in the natural order of things)#early discussions of how technology could help the environment as opposed to merely destroy it #and some bonkers religious allegory for the creation of man highlighting the tension between self-actualization and #whether or not man was always fated (created???) to be imperfect???#but then again the other half of the issue is two giant mud monsters just absolutely going at it #talk about whiplash

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weirdnerdygoat · 2 years ago

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I'm doing far too much introspection lately, can't i just go back to calmly reading fiction?

#Seriously the past few months how i viee myself changed so so much #Obviously becoming a goat is one #Joining tumblr in and of itself was revolutionary (so queer. So leftist. So ahsjsj)#Philosophy summer camp as well as engaging in more philosophy content as a hobby surely didn't help #All the while I'm applying all my current and new knowledge of psychology to everything #Then i like realise some shit about my orientation (not saying them now bc i need to discuss everything properly with my amazing gf)#then i become plural which is like huge #Then I realise i sure have a lot of adhd diagnostic criteria/traits #Plus other gifted kid school and perfectionism reflections :3 #Now I'm analysing my gender #And gender in relation to alterhumanity in both my types (goat + genderweird dude that lives in my head now)#Also got a girfriend just before all of that so that's probably a big deal #Also reconnecting with my spirituality in bursts throughout #It's been HECTIC

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valerieismss · 2 years ago

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God I hate atheists who major in phirel like SHUT UPPPPPPPPP I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

#this is about someone in my philosophy of religion class genuinely like #girl you are dumb.#everything she says is obnoxious and inane #like why are you here girl. actually.#none of your contributions to these discussions are good.#she wildly misinterprets the things I say…#girl I did not call agnostics cowards let’s be fucking serious #I know she hates me too #good!#I’m not even a theist guys like #sometimes atheists are fucking annoying keep that shit to yourself oh my goddd #ughhhhh like #ugh. atheists are fine. it’s just the ones in my phirel classes that love to play devils advocate #I’m a reasonable and sound person who just can’t conceive atheism as a living hypothesis is that really so bad.#god.#the tension in this fucking room..class has not started it’s just me and like four other people #goddddd #guys I hate her #all of her inputs are like #well what if I don’t care about the god question.#girl SHUT UP!!!!!!#SHUT UPPPP THE ARGUMENT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT FOR YOU!!!!#WE ALL KNOW THAT BE SO SERIOUSSSS #valerieisms

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lesbianworlock · 4 months ago

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Okay okay I’ve finished Plato’s republic AND citizen by Claudia Rankine!! If anyone has any theory or philosophy or even just non-fiction suggestions please shoot em my way because I’m trying to fix my issue of only reading fantasy and scifi

#it’s not that I’ve never read theory or philosophy I read quite a bit of both in college but I’ve been out for about a year now and I’m #running out of things to read that I know of #plus my philosophy class was specifically focused on death and dying so we read like. stoic philosophy on the concept of mourning. and #stuff like that. we read Judith Butler and bell hooks and stuff like that in my gender studies class #we read a ton of small cultural theory papers and beloved by Morrison (not technically theory but SO good) in my cultural theory class #it’s not like I HAVENT done these things but I’ve never done it in a way not guided by a professor and not in discussion with peers #and so trying to start reading this stuff on my own I’m finding I don’t know where to go next ya know?#I had several ‘feminist theory’ and ‘read to piss off your maga dad’ and ‘intersectional reading lists’ saved on TikTok but then I got #banned for reporting legit misinformation and telling others to do the same (insanity) and so I lose them

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thepandalion · 8 months ago

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tbh the best part of being part of a family that knows no chill is that I just had a philosophical discussion on whether or not chatgpt understands humans with a professional in AI and a psychology phd/phd student duo and even managed to throw in my two cents from the second year linguistics student perspective

what I'm trying to say is that we're all maxxing our skills in One Thing

which makes for Great discussions where we all have just Soo much to contribute

#anyways I did use the phrase “neat circle” in the discussion which was great fun #also my mom chimed in as a nonexpert of any relevant field (idk human rights doesnt feel related to chatgpt to her either)#she used the “is a table a table because we agree that it is” argument #I. need to take more philosophy. which I am! next semester (in two weeks!!)#but its not my field and itll never be my field and thats fine. gimme the math-y bits in semantics #let me do predicate calculations in peace #that said the conclusion kinda. Was. the thing my mom said #but also that its kinda a “no” more often than it is a “yes”#because in some definitions its not definitively either yes or no. but in other definitions its absolutely a no #so yknow. the “brain does specific calculations” crew wins again #(me and the tech sister whom I love dearly. also love phd student sister and her husband. and everyone else)#((this family is great. and very weird. but tbh the weirdest thing is how I'm the only person in it to actively like cats))

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