I came across this video clip about philosophy and an apocalypse when perusing a blog called The Philosophers’ Cocoon. The idea is that a philosophy professor assigns a thought experiment to his graduating class of seniors. They are to imagine that a nuclear war is wrought upon them. They have the chance to survive in a bunker. The catch is that there are twenty students, one professor, and ten spaces in the bunker. The professor instructs them that they are to decide who stays and who goes, i.e., who lives and who dies, on the basis of their careers (which is assigned by random lot) and logic. After playing the professor’s game, the students change the rules. I have yet to see the movie, but it is thought provoking. Can philosophy be so applicable to real life when it deals with so many unrealistic scenarios?
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