Never Let Me Go & Philosophy | Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go raises a number of ethical questions. Explore more of the novel's major themes in this video. 👉    • Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go: Art & Educ...   Here, I discuss how Ishiguro's novel engages with philosophy. Never Let Me Go is clearly a novel concerned with ethics (and specifically bio-ethics). In addition, autonomy and self-government are important themes in Ishiguro's novel. A basic understanding of philosophy and some of the philosophical questions raised by Never Let Me Go can deepen one's interpretation of Ishiguro's novel. In Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro places pressure on the idea of the autonomous individual -- the rational, free, independent beings we take ourselves to be. Ishiguro's novel asks us if instead, a human being is better understood as a part of a larger whole? The image of the mother seems significant here. The mother or, more precisely, the absent mother figures prominently in Never Let Me go. How might the image of the mother help us rethink our ethical relationships to each other? #NeverLetMeGo #Ishiguro #Novel 👇Watch more videos on Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go👇: 📚Never Let Me Go: An Introduction    • Kazuo Ishiguro NEVER LET ME GO Things You ...   📚Never Let ME Go: Art % Education    • Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go: Art & Educ...   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📗 CONNECT WITH ME! I use Instagram to keep in touch with students and friends.   / greatbooksprof   📓 Find more on TIKTOK! ⏱ Short videos on philosophy, books, and life.   / greatbooksprof   📗 STUDY WITH ME: Learn about the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University 🇨🇦 https://www.stu.ca/greatbooks/ 📗 CHECK OUT MY BOOKS: Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes: Dead Body Politics https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498514095... Magic in Early Modern England: Literature, Politics and Supernatural Power https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498575515... 📫 E-MAIL: Business inquiries should be directed to [email protected]