ABSOLUTELY FREEDOM AND THE PRICE TO PAY Why are “self” of Hegel hostile? Why does Asuka hate Shinji, hate Rei, Misato, hate everyone and hate herself too? Tucker explains that the “self” always refer to the infinite, the “absolute”. So it cannot bear to see the other “self”, because it means that someone exists outside […]
Month: April 2021
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2D culture and more (Part 4)
Why did God create the Universe? ALIENATION AS THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN’S SCENE Easily seen in Evangelion there are many religious symbols. What are the Tree of Life, the Tree of Wisdom, Adam, Eva, Lilith, the Longinus spear, etc.Even the name Evangelion is a reference to Evangelicalism. So many people use Orthodox Christianity to explain […]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2D culture and more (Part 3)
HUMAN INSTRUMENTALITY PROJECT In the last 2 episodes of Evangelion and movie The end, we learn that both Gendo and the Seele faction are pursuing the so-called “Human instrumentality project”. Based on the instructions of the Serrect Dead Sea Scrolls, Seele and Gendo will “guide” history to the end, that is when all beings in […]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2D culture and more (Part 2)
KANT & RATIONAL CRITICAL Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is considered by many to be Germany’s leading philosopher. In the work “Critique of Pure Reason” (Critique of Pure Reason), Kant has criticized both rationalist and experimentalism because each faction has certain limitations. Being a rational person (Kant was a huge fan of Newton) but Kant himself knew […]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2D culture and more (Part 1)
WHAT IS REAL? HOW DO I KNOW I AM SO? In Evangelion, you can easily see the characters constantly asking themselves “what is reality?”. They ask themselves, is it the right thing to do? And above all, if right or wrong, who will decide as well as what standards they will base on? For example, […]