2001: A Space Odyssey Themes

Even a cursory glance at history will show how important tools and technology have been to humanity. We developed weapons to hunt, ships to sail the oceans, and printing presses to share knowledge...

Consider where you're reading these words right now. Most likely you're sitting down looking at a computer screen in a room with a heater or air conditioning. It might be raining, snowing, windy or...

Manipulation enjoys the infinity mirror effect in 2001: A Space Odyssey; it's just manipulation reflected in manipulation reflected in manipulation. Every character in the film uses it in some way....

There are so many different truths out there. People of different religions have different truths, and if philosophers ever agreed on any one thing, they'd be out of a job. Even scientists can disa...

What is man's place in the universe? What's the meaning of life? Are our lives and actions predetermined or do we have free will? Is there a God? Can we artificially create a being conscious of its...