Soul captures our yearning for meaning, but burdens us with inventing it on our own
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Films like Soul tell us about our world Soul, the newest movie from Disney/Pixar, tells the story of a Black music teacher who is aspiring to launch a career as a jazz pianist. It ventures into major philosophical territory about who we are before we land on Earth and what happens to us after. It speaks to our meaning on Earth and our vocation. It is a beautiful movie with many wonderful moments. The film’s intention isn’t to establish a clear philosophy about the meaning of life and our origins, and that’s why it’s so helpful; it simply rides the tide of in-vogue philosophy today, and so it paints a clear picture of what the zeitgeist is.
Soul captures our yearning for meaning, but burdens us with inventing it on our own
Soul captures our yearning for meaning, but…
Soul captures our yearning for meaning, but burdens us with inventing it on our own
Films like Soul tell us about our world Soul, the newest movie from Disney/Pixar, tells the story of a Black music teacher who is aspiring to launch a career as a jazz pianist. It ventures into major philosophical territory about who we are before we land on Earth and what happens to us after. It speaks to our meaning on Earth and our vocation. It is a beautiful movie with many wonderful moments. The film’s intention isn’t to establish a clear philosophy about the meaning of life and our origins, and that’s why it’s so helpful; it simply rides the tide of in-vogue philosophy today, and so it paints a clear picture of what the zeitgeist is.