What is it about?
The movie and novel Mosquito Coast highlights the character of Allie Fox who displays the characteristics of Nietzsche's philosophical notion of "bad conscience". The tragic consequences of this character's attempts to recreate civilization under the leadership of such super heroes are clear in both the novel and the movie.
Featured Image
Why is it important?
It is important to understand, through characters in literature as well as characters in real life, the consequences of following through on Nietzsche's proposal for the re-organization of civilization under the leadership of those who he describes as strong and powerful, taking it from the weak.
Perspectives
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Nietzsche and Bad Conscience on Mosquito Coast, Film-Philosophy, December 2013, Edinburgh University Press,
DOI: 10.3366/film.2013.0013.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page