Thinking, for Arendt, is a twofold process: it involves seeing things through another's eyes, in dialogue and reflection, as well as asking what you can live with for yourself. It is, then, both an internal and an external dialogue, and it is only through this dialogue that critical reflection and goodness become possible. …… thoughtful dialogue makes us attentive to others around us, lets us live with them, and helps us attend to our own goodness. Such dialogue allows us to live with ourselves– even when, like Socrates or those who resisted the Nazis, this means we mustdie.
Of course, in South Park there is no Socrates to teach philosophy or help us engage in dialogue. Surrounded by ignorance and violence, the boys are on their own. While the four are friends, South Park makes a compelling point aboutphilosophy and ethics through the particulars of the friendship of Kyle and Stan. For instance, in "Spooky Fish,” where the “evil” Cartman (who is good)arrives from a parallel universe, an evil Kyle and Stan arrive together. Their friendship – thinking from one another's perspective – is what helps them to be good, bothfor themselves and for others. In Arendt's words, to live well is to "beplural," so that the good life is never simply one's own. This probably is why Plato wrote about important philosophical issues in a dialogue format, so that it becomes clear that debate and discussion of ideas are essential to any intellectual and moral growth.
For all their faults, Kyle and Stan still debate and discuss whether certain actions are wrong. On his own, Stan will sometimes just go along with the crowd(an important exception is his refusal to kill). Through their conversations they learn goodness and engage in the “thinking” Arendt describes. Friendship, then, helps us to examine our lives. In the episode“Prehistoric Ice Man” Larry says that “living is about sharing our ups anddowns with our friends,” and when we fail to do this we aren't really living at all. If thinking and goodness only arise through real dialogue with others –through critically questioning and examining our own views – then we need more friendships like the one Kyle and Stan share.
Robert Arp , “South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today”p12
作者把S&K比作柏拉图和亚里士多德，把SP比作苏格拉底……- -+
不过这本书有点过于诋毁eric，貌似被trey本人否认过关于eric人物塑造的部分。不过我认为还是有很多好玩的地方的。
This series aims to change that, showingthat philosophy is relevant to your life——and not just for answering the big questions like "To be or not to be?"but for answering the little questions:"To watch or not to watch South Park?"Thinking deeply about TV, movies, and music doesn't make you a "dummy" or a "complete idiot." In fact it might make you a philosopher, someone who believes the unexamined life is not worth living and the unexamined cartoon is not worth watching.
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