Descartes and The Truman Show

Christof

Descartes believes that there is always an evil being trying to trick him. Showing him a fake reality. In the Truman Show Christof is  the deciever. He lies to Truman his entire life, making him believe a false reality just so he can have a good TV show. But one thing Descartes knows is who he is. This is similar to the Truman Show. Everything around him is fake but Truman knows who he is, and what he wants in life. To come to the truth that his whole world is fake Truman had to overcome some philosophical obstacles. Truman had to come to the conclusion that his friends, family, and all of his memories were fake.

My Depiction of Plato's Cave

Here is my depiction of Plato's Cave. I modernized it ever so slightly. The cave is a symbol of the darkness in which people live. They do not truly know what life is. The Sun is a symbol for the truth about the world. It makes you start questioning things once you see it. What is life? Who am I? There are also men that treat people like puppets. They tell you what the world is, but that is not true. You have to figure it out on your own.

Another depiction of Plato;s Cave

Friendship

Friendship for Utility - Aristotle said that some people have friendships based on utility which means that they do not actually love each other but love the good that they do for each other.

Kramer fitting a bro on Frank Costanza

In Seinfeld Cosmo Kramer and Frank Costanza begin to hang out a lot. The only reason they hung out so much though was because they came up with an ingenious idea. A form of support for a mans chest similar to a woman's bra. Their friendship was put to the test when they could not decide on a name. Kramer wanted to call it a bro and Frank wanted to call it a manzzere. This showed that they were in a friendship for utility because their friendship ended once they had this disagreement.

Friendship for Pleasantness - Aristotle said that some friendships are solely based on the love and enjoyment of one another.

Jerry and George pitching their sitcom

Another example from Seinfeld is George Costanza and Jerry. Their friendship seems to be just for their enjoyment. Neither party seems to really get anything out of it. Occasionally they will do things for each other but the friendship definitely is not based on that.

Perfect Friendship -  Aristotle said that the perfect friendship is one that is for pleasantness and utility.

Bruce Wayne and Alfred chatting it up

In the Batman series Bruce Wayne (Batman) and his Butler Alfred have the perfect frienship. Obviously it is for utility because Alfred is Bruce's butler but they have developed a strong bond and actually love and care for each other.