Jurassic Park and Philosophy

He wants to call our attention to the fact that there is a dark side to everything, even to things that so far have been very beneficial for us.

We’re keen on economic growth and new product lines because we’ve been told that that’s the only way to have a life worth living

Not at all. I find it liberating. I believe my life has value, and I don’t want to waste it thinking about clothing” (Jurassic Park, p. 72).

So we’re pretty much prisoners to the constant demand that is placed on us to purchase new things.

he wanted the money, and he paid for it with his life and the lives of a lot of other people

Jonas thinks that if we’d banish the profit motive from our economy, we would also act more reasonably because we would be less eager about making a fortune.

Once you’ve bought a Porsche, speed limits seem quite annoying.

But such a cautious, even pessimistic, attitude isn’t too popular among people with a strong belief in technology, like Hammond and Wu.

Jonas asks us to display something that is far more difficult to achieve than wisdom: humility.

Hammond still clings to the idea that his great plan has simply been poorly carried out.