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Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Is the Dance a Sign of Autonomy?

In Ex Machina, the robots dance in concert with their creator according to his will. That perfectly represents the theory of agency and the embrace of determinism. And then what do we think of the ending? I think he's mutilated into a horrible mess in Jake. The concept of regression actually turns out to be important as well.

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