There are a few different sites circulating the web which try to explain how a number of savvy philosophers might respond a ridiculous question or a banal prompt (i.e. why did the chicken cross the road, how much wood would a wood chuck chuck, etc...). I've recently sent out a 10-page letter to dozens of respected philosophers around the world to determine what their philosophical response would be to the simple question of:
Who framed Roger Rabbit?
Here's a compilation of my findings so far:
Plato: [No response, feared dead]
Aristotle: [No response, feared dead]
Friedrich Nietzsche: [No response, feared dead]
John Locke: [No response, feared dead]
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: [No response, feared dead]
Confucius: [No response, feared dead]
René Descartes: “Je pense que son nom était ‘Judge Doom,' ou quelque chose, j'oublient. Je sais qu'il a été joué par Christopher Lloyd. En outre, je dois dire : quoique j'aie été mort pendant plus de 450 années, vous êtes parvenu à obtenir une réponse de moi. Sacre bleu!
Voltaire: [No response, feared dead]
Karl Popper: [No response, feared dead]
Ayn Rand: [No response, feared dead… probably from reading her own shitty books]
Karl Marx: “Dieses Dirne Jessica Rabbit!” [this statement was found attached to his will. One can only assume he was referring to the movie]
Summary of my results: some of the responses surprised, some left me horrified, some made me chuckle while still others made me weep. All in all, I think you can clearly understand how these men would react to a question as pivotal as “Who framed Roger Rabbit?” Please, don’t shower me with affection all at once. I know this is a life-changing look into the world of philosophy, but seriously, I’m no saint…
No, I’m just the reincarnation of an all-powerful deity. Now bow down and worship me.
Karl Marx: “Dieses Dirne Jessica Rabbit!” [this statement was found attached to his will. One can only assume he was referring to the movie]
