because i am a true nerd, i write a letter to my philosophy teacher tying in fringe to terms we have learned
Fringe is a bundle of ethical problems. Just one after the other. The entire series rests on how Walter Bishop suspends the ethical & sacrifices EVERYTHING for his son. It’s quite similar to Abraham & Isaac, actually. Walter wants to save his son, & yet he knows that the “right” thing is not interfering with this other universe & plucking him from where he really belongs, & yet this is what he needs to do. Saving his son, loving his son before all else, is his subjective truth that he lives by. & yet this starts a domino effect of negative consequences. Walter Bishop is NOT thinking in terms of utilitarianism. He places two universes in danger for one boy & nearly dies himself because of it. The show deals a lot with utilitarian thinking versus the suspension of the ethical. Should these individuals put the entire world in danger for their one subjective truth, or factor in the greater good?...