Can anyone recommend either stories or books that toy with the philosophy of evil and/or moral good?
12 Answers to "Can anyone recommend either stories or books that toy with the philosophy of evil and/or moral good?"
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Almost every story written has this element, especially childrens fairytales. For a modern take on it look no further than "Star Wars" for the basics of a good versus evil storyline.
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I liked most of them..JarJar...Hate him though -.-. Most stories have a good vs. evil element, yeah, but not many try and sway you towards the side of evil or make an argument for evil.
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Is that a surprise? Good / evil, are really the language of religion anyway. It would be best to look at the occult for that angle I would suggest.
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Wizard of Oz and Obama's upcoming inauguration speech. Yeah, that will be full of it all. But you want a real eyeopener? Check out his wife's expense account. ***** can **** away money. Man!
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Haha, I agree with you there :P
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how about Star Wars. You know it is about some who is good and then falls from grace and is bad and the journey it takes for him to come back to good and those who help him. You learn the bad is everywhere and even someone that is good is susceptible to it.
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I've seen them all, they were pretty good. Bit iffy about the Phantom Menace, had some cheese..but overall enjoyed them ^_^
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Stars Wars is one of those stories/movies that it seems all generations enjoy. Now that George Lucas sold it to Disney then maybe future generations will get to enjoy the 'Falcon' barrel rolling between two Imperial ships followed by a number of tie fighters...lol
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the Bible
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There are some pretty cool stories in it o.o
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Perfume by Patrick Suskind. The protaganist does terrible things but you have enormous sympathy for him.
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Sounds like I'd love it, definitely going to check it out. Thank you very much for recommending it :D
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Aesop's Fables
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Loved them :D
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If we have the same idea, I suggest Carnival of Souls. It has like good vs bad and some weird sex thing, Its good :) Just google it haha
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Read the brief introduction thing..had me at, "In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite." Definitely putting on my "to read" list! Thank you!
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:o are you serious?! aaah no worries gurrlfriend! haha, I'm on page 82, its really good so far :)
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Hunker down and get yourself a good unabridged translation of Les Miserables. The whole book is a meditation on the Good and evil. It took me three months to read, but it was about the most satisfying thing I've ever done. Then, get yourself a copy of the first season of "My Name is Earl." A television show that asked profound questions in a deceptively simple way.
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Haha, I loved My Name Is Earl for the first 3-4 seasons then it got a bit meh :/
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I'll look into getting Les Miserables though, I still have to see the film -.-. I really appreciate the recommendations though, thank you :D
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Piers Anthony wrote a series of books called "Incarnations of Immortality" in which he personified Death, Nature, War, Time, and Fate. The first book in the series is called "On a Pale Horse", which deals with death. The book starts with a guy who is about to kill himself but as the Grim Reaper approaches him to take his soul, the guy panics and turns the gun on the Grim Reaper and kills him. As a result, this guy has to become Death since he killed Death, which puts him in the position of making moral choices. The whole series builds from there. (BTW...I haven't given anything away with that desc
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Ok, thanks very much for the recommend. I'll check it out. Not sure if I can get with the "I am Death" thing, but definitely willing to give it a try :D
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Almost any marvel comic book, Dantes Inferno, if you like moral conflict or even if you just want a good series to read, I love the Anne Rice Vampire series.
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Loved Dante's Inferno, have read it at least 3 times.
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I'm not really into vampires or comics x_x thank you very much for the recommendations though!
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What do you mean by "toy"?
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As in, mess with. Make you root for the bad guy, make you think evil is justified etc.
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Posted by EternalSalvation Jan 17th, 2013 at 9:47AM
count of monte cristo. Old book, long too, but in the long run, satisfying and a defining moral story of a man riding the line between evil/good/revenge
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Reply by SilenceEvermore Jan 17th, 2013 at 9:49AM
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