Spock

Recently I watched the movie “Star Trek: Into the Darkness.” In the movie Spock (pictured in blue) is known for his logical and rational thought processes, whereas Captain Kirk (pictured in yellow) is one who acts on gut feelings and emotions. I’ve drawn a connection between Spock and Sartre’s thinking. Sartre believe that you need to think of mankind as a whole before thinking about yourself, just like Spock rationalizes what is the best option based on rules and regulations. On the other hand, Kirk is the opposite, he acts first thinks later. Both characters have their attributes and flaws. For example, Kirk’s emotional actions lead to saving Spock’s life while also breaking the rules.

Banksy

While stumbling today (using stumbleupon.com) I came across a webpage full of artwork created by Banksy. Looking at his works cause me to think about the effect we have on the world.
This piece here depicts a photographer photographing a pretty flower. In the process of doing so, he has ripped the flower out of the ground. Unfortunately this is a common occurence and if everyone were to rip up all the flowers we wouldn’t have any left. Because of this, this piece conveys some of Sartre’s views, his view that when we act we must imagine everyone doing same thing. That we must think about the consequences of our actions, as if everyone were doing the same.