Island ethics

Back when I watched the show “Lost,” I noticed that characters had philosophically loaded names like “John Locke” and “Rousseau,” and enjoyed the exploration of island ethics a la “Lord of the Flies.” The Jesuit weekly America digs a little deeper into the show’s spirituality here. There’s also been a lot of talk about Buddhism […]

Back when I watched the show “Lost,” I noticed that characters had philosophically loaded names like “John Locke” and “Rousseau,” and enjoyed the exploration of island ethics a la “Lord of the Flies.” The Jesuit weekly America digs a little deeper into the show’s spirituality here.

There’s also been a lot of talk about Buddhism and “Lost,” since a key element in the show is the “Dharma Initiative.”

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