Author(s)

Yongping Fu ¹, Yong Ma ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Languages and Cultures, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, No. 7989, Waiqingsong Road, Shanghai, China
² Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, No. 1882, West Yan'an Road, Shanghai, China

Corresponding Author

Yongping Fu

ABSTRACT

This paper aimed to analyze the philosophical implications of the theme of life community presented in the Avatar series movies. Based on the detailed analysis of Avatar series movies, this paper discusses the importance of life community theory to human survival and development by using related theories of psychology and philosophy. Through research of the relevant literature and analysis of the movie content, the paper concluded that the movie effectively awakened people's consciousness of life community by presenting a harmonious, interconnected, and diverse coexistence world, making us realize with profound philosophy that it is significant to arouse the consciousness of life community. In order to create a better world, humans should re-examine their role in nature, abandon the human-centered thinking, embrace true nature within the framework of a life community, consider the survival of other forms of life and rationally recognize and apply science and technology. Finally, this paper suggested that recognizing the importance of life community can help to build a harmonious social environment and inject new hope and vitality into the future development of humanity.

KEYWORDS

Avatar, life community, non-anthropocentrism, ecological cultivation

CITE THIS PAPER

Yongping Fu, Yong Ma, Philosophical Analysis of the Theme of Life Community in the Avatar Series Movies. Philosophy Journal (2023) Vol. 2: 49-57. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/phij.2023.020109.

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