Philosophy of the Stand-Alone Complex

This is for a more in-depth fan of the Ghost in the Shell series, specifically the first season, which dealt almost exclusively with the "Laughing Man" circumstance.

This video examines the philosophical implications of the incident, and the terms upon which this theory can be based in reality.

Hope you enjoy!

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• Ghost
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• Stand
• Alone
• Complex
• Philosophy
• Laughing
• Man
• Dualism
• Second-order
• simulacra
• Jean
• Baudrillard
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[freezingfire810]

are you seriously citing that pseudo philosopher Jean Beaudrillard? Is it because you've heard about him in the matrix movies and his hyperprose "blew your mind"? Listen kids, just because something sounds super complicated doesn't make it "deep" or "thought provoking".

[Sparkp1ug]

@freezingfire810 You mad, bro?

[sihanling]

I figured I could get a job at a filling station somewhere, putting gas and oil in people's cars. I didn't care what kind of job it was, though. Just so people didn't know me and I didn't know anybody. I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldn't have to have any goddam stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something, they'd have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to me.

[kille2230]

Sometimes you just got to love contrarian's comments...they always make up insensible opinions that is against you; regardless of how something is truly considered thought provoking, just so that they can get noticed by others.

Then again; contrarian or not; you're one butthurt troll; freezingfire810. Take a chilly pill and go fuck yourself, please.

[TheCombacksss]

@freezingfire810 is there something you can contribute that provokes thought, or anything thats deep? Serious questions, I'm guessing you connected the dots and found the answer to where all other information is "obsolete"

[Jax0702]

ghost in the shell is fucking awesome!

[dalektaliban]

@freezingfire810 butthurt contrarian is butthurt

[Rodneyrivera1701]

Was that "Ron Paul '98"in very smal print briefly at the end?

[hotelmario510]

@freezingfire810 He's not "citing" him, he's referencing what the concept of a "Stand Alone Complex" is, a second-order simulacrum.

[ShadowBlade79]

@DavidYeshiwas It's kind of the same thing. The paradox asks whether or not something can retain its individuality and originiality if you replace all of its parts. The Laughing Man phenomenon takes it a step further and asks whether there was ever an original something in the first place, be it object or idea. In this case, there was never an actual Laughing Man who was at the forefront of the terrorism.....just a bunch of unrelated events that happened to related at the core.

[Skullkan6]

@freezingfire810 INCEPTION

[bonasty1990]

@jthm1543 in the book catcher in the rye, thats what the main char. says. which ties in to GITS.