Just curious on what the general public thinks about the use of several famous philosophers on LOST. John Locke was a famous philosopher and his beliefs deviated from the theory of natural law and the right to life, liberty, and property. Similarily, the writers of LOST used John Locke's name as a character on their show. Why? Jean-Jacques Rosseau was a philospher from the Elightenment period and his philosophy is summarized best with "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." Again, the writers named a character after this legend- Danielle Rosseau. David Hume is another famous philosopher, often associated with skepticism and questioning Free Will. The philosopher-naming trend amongst the writers continues with the character Desmond David Hume. What is the connection between these philosophers and the character? Why do the writers do this?
2006-07-09 13:40:00 · 6 answers · asked by radkittiemonkey 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Hmmmmm....interesting observation!
2006-07-09 13:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the way that Lost works, it could be part of the conspiracy.
Or, the writers may have wanted to see if anyone would notice!
2006-07-09 20:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by loulou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really helps make the story line something other than, "oh dammit were lost on an island." it's more like, "what's that sound? where are we?" type of show. and adding characters with different world views was smart of the writers. i love watching LOST.
2006-07-09 20:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow you have some deep thoughts on a tv show. I say the writers just did it to make the show seem more "philosophical" or they don't have creativity and couldn't just put two totally random names together.
2006-07-09 20:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
idk but david hume and john locke were philosophers that had clashing opinions so that might mean that something bad would happen between them, and there would be a lot more tension
2006-07-15 18:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by luvwithurheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more people to watch
2006-07-09 20:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋