alt Hacker NewsA Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber
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Funny. Take a simple pop song about apology and make an academic treatise on what a heartfelt apology looks like.
On the other end of the spectrum would be to summarize it in the shortest form with the simplest words, instead of with many and multi-syllable words. How about this (not mine, I’ve heard this in addiction recovery rooms, where apologies and amends are often discussed):
In the sentence “I’m sorry I did x, but you did y”, the word “but” means “disregard the above.”
Song also proves Bieber is a dualist
"cause I'm missing more than just your body"
What else does she have that he misses?
Justin Bieber is a utilitarian rather than Kantian. From a UChicago economics view, he is behaving rationally.
That brought to mind this examination of Taylor Swift's Shake it Off:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/taylor-swift-a-socratic-...
Good article! Off topic, It reminds me of this:
https://www.bensparks.co.uk/talk/the-sacred-geometry-of-chan...
Fun read! I love the depth in seemingly superficial texts. Sometimes I similarly ponder claims or questions in advertisements.
After spending most of today circling around maxims I appreciate the application.
Though I must state that the pic almost had me closing the tab before reading.
Here's another venting out, somewhere near Categorical Imperative https://kohlbergs7.org/epm/
Aside from the other links in comments, any where to read more of this? I need more.
I need to stop using this website.
>No AI was used to generate the text for this article
Damn. Please never stop writing
Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux, Pussy Galore) Talks Justin Bieber’s Purpose
https://talkhouse.com/neil-hagerty-royal-trux-pussy-galore-t...
I would thoroughly enjoy an entire podcast of this genre.
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A Cartesian Critique of "Fireflies" by Owl City
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A Humean Critique of "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
Great, now do Apologize by Timbaland from the lenses of Schopenhauer
This 3 minute song creates a fleeting portrait of a man, not necessarily Bieber, who we cannot know. The song captures the mindset of a character who, one might infer, cynically knows what he’s trying to do. It’s possible he has no interest in a heartfelt, meaningful apology. In fact, this character - who lives only within the song and the liminal world it creates - may be operating exactly to his own moral preference. We don’t know enough to say more. It’s like asking if a singer of “happy birthday” truly wishes their subject to be happy.
In short, you Kant analyze pop music with confidence.