Metaphysical Questions
Metaphysical Questions
Proof from Film
My Analysis
Other Philosophers’ Analyses
“Is Jason Bourne a person?”
Jason Bourne: “Jason Bourne is dead, you hear me? He drowned two weeks ago. You're gonna go tell 'em that Jason Bourne is dead, you understand?”
In my opinion, Jason Bourne is not a person because he doesn’t have an identity or personality. The only identity he has is through the passports he found in the safety deposit box, and it’s very questionable whether those identities are in fact true. Causing one to question if Jason Bourne ever existed. Also the fact Jason Bourne, does not have any prior knowledge of his existence on earth makes the impression that he was reborn in the sea. (The sea is an analogy of a birth). Therefore, Jason Bourne is no longer a person, but rather a weapon due to his tendencies to only remember practical things and military training.
In Aristotle’s analysis of what makes a person he would consider Jason Bourne a person. The reason I believe he would consider Jason Bourne a person is based on the syllogism he created, which is “All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal.” Aristotle would see the obvious general conclusions surrounding Jason Bourne, such as he is mortal. However, he would not take in the mental aspect of what makes a person.
“Is Jason Bourne a weapon?”
Jason Bourne: “Who am I?”
Conklin: “You're U.S. Government property. You're a malfunctioning $30 million weapon. You're a total goddamn catastrophe, and by God, if it kills me, you're going to tell me how this happened.”
Jason Bourne is a weapon rather than a person, the reason is that when conflict arises in situations, he seems to always know how to handle it. It’s as if Jason Bourne was made to only serve Treadstone, rather than his own personal feelings. I believe Jason Bourne only remembers his training because when he falls into the sea, his self-conscious is ashamed of his past. Therefore, he only deletes his memories, to forget his
Proof from Film
My Analysis
Other Philosophers’ Analyses
“Is Jason Bourne a person?”
Jason Bourne: “Jason Bourne is dead, you hear me? He drowned two weeks ago. You're gonna go tell 'em that Jason Bourne is dead, you understand?”
In my opinion, Jason Bourne is not a person because he doesn’t have an identity or personality. The only identity he has is through the passports he found in the safety deposit box, and it’s very questionable whether those identities are in fact true. Causing one to question if Jason Bourne ever existed. Also the fact Jason Bourne, does not have any prior knowledge of his existence on earth makes the impression that he was reborn in the sea. (The sea is an analogy of a birth). Therefore, Jason Bourne is no longer a person, but rather a weapon due to his tendencies to only remember practical things and military training.
In Aristotle’s analysis of what makes a person he would consider Jason Bourne a person. The reason I believe he would consider Jason Bourne a person is based on the syllogism he created, which is “All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal.” Aristotle would see the obvious general conclusions surrounding Jason Bourne, such as he is mortal. However, he would not take in the mental aspect of what makes a person.
“Is Jason Bourne a weapon?”
Jason Bourne: “Who am I?”
Conklin: “You're U.S. Government property. You're a malfunctioning $30 million weapon. You're a total goddamn catastrophe, and by God, if it kills me, you're going to tell me how this happened.”
Jason Bourne is a weapon rather than a person, the reason is that when conflict arises in situations, he seems to always know how to handle it. It’s as if Jason Bourne was made to only serve Treadstone, rather than his own personal feelings. I believe Jason Bourne only remembers his training because when he falls into the sea, his self-conscious is ashamed of his past. Therefore, he only deletes his memories, to forget his