The Philosophical Feline - Solipsism and Free Will
The title may sound scary, but I think the cartoon is easy to understand. And don’t worry, you’re not the only one who’s never heard of solipsism
Anyway, this is the fulfillment of a promise made in an earlier post:
I’m working on a little cartoon thingy, which I hope will turn out to be interesting, weird, and possibly a little disturbing. I’m revealing this to motivate myself so I won’t abandon this project halfway. Please nag at me if you don’t see it by the end of this month. Thank you very much.
There’s no need to nag now
But I’d like brutally honest comments about it - weird? disturbing? funny? silly? inane? boring?
Let me know.
Note: this post may not display properly on a RSS feed reader. I’m suspecting it’s not displaying on Internet Explorer either. Do let me know if it does.
Update: Roxanne violates copyright laws with her own version (with better effects). Can someone recommend me a lawyer?
Update 2: Someone has kindly helped me host the file, so it should be visible to Internet Explorer users now. Upgrade to Firefox if you’re still stuck with Internet Explorer.
Here you go… just click on the ‘next’ button to continue.

I think you need to replace the .gif extension in your code with .swf extension.
Comment by Roxanne — January 29, 2006 @ 1:34 am
You’re right. They don’t display at all in RSS feed and IE.
Comment by Ivan Chew — January 29, 2006 @ 4:58 am
What’s Reality Anyway?
TinkerTailor explores the concept of Solipsism and Free-Will* with his Feline creation (see Wikipedia entry on Solipsism). Roxanne counters with a animated discourse on the existence of TinkerTailor.
Me?
I’ll just enjoy watching the show
*…
Trackback by My Right Brain :: Incidental Art of the Rambling Librarian — January 29, 2006 @ 5:26 am
one word: inane.
ps: it displays right on safari.
Comment by gecko — January 29, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
I like it! Even though I don’t have enough philosophy-related credentials to know if it’s at all accurate…
Comment by Tym — January 29, 2006 @ 10:22 pm
roxanne: i’m using the .gif extension cos i can’t upload a .swf file here.
Comment by tinkertailor — January 30, 2006 @ 1:02 am
Waaaaah~! Don’t sue me! ;_;
Wait. Can an online internet entity sue a human?
(Most free website hosts will host swf files. I hosted mine from geocities… waaaah~ you are not serious about suing me are you? >_
Comment by Roxanne — January 30, 2006 @ 1:32 am
i can’t see it. using IE.
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Comment by cakie — January 30, 2006 @ 8:36 am
Hah hah.
Good interpretation of the dialog between Socrates and a student (recorded by Plato, I think).
Sounds a little like Andrew Loke and his debates on Budak’s blog.
Comment by ivan — January 30, 2006 @ 10:30 am
thanx all for the comments! it should be visible on IE now. more comments welcome!
Comment by tinkertailor — January 30, 2006 @ 11:35 am
Very funny and enlightening, and Roxanne’s version is a compliment to you (and a hilarious bruise to your ego, I suspect).
Comment by anon — January 30, 2006 @ 3:37 pm