John Crichton is the protagonist of Farscape which means he is some sort of a hero. But what kind of hero is John Crichton? Farscape is original in so many ways, so is it also original in its treatment of its main hero? Let’s explore. Embedded video below. Click toRead More →
One of the joys of Farscape is that it has numerous strong female characters. Zhaan, Aeryn, Chiana, Sikozu, and even Jool at times show independence and strength. I wrote about Zhaan and Aeryn before, and I will write about Chiana soon. Here I am going to focus on comparing andRead More →
For Part 1 see: Farscape and What It Means to Be a Person, Part 1 What does it mean to be a person? Crichton is a person, a human. Because we have experience only with human persons, we recognize only beings who look like us as persons. However, as HarryRead More →
Since ancient times, philosophers have pondered the question of what it means to be a person. David Hume observed that we cannot say much definitively about our world because we do not have other worlds with which to compare it. (Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, 30) This is especially trueRead More →