Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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1. Context: 0:00 - 1:37
2. Definitions and Comparisons: 1:38 - 4:39
3. The Scope of the Game's Philosophy: 4:40 - 9:43
4. Existentialism in a Nutshell: 9:44 - 11:08
5. Synopsis: 11:09 - 12:36
6. Yoko Taro's Style: 12:37 - 14:08
7. Transcendental Meditation: 14:09 - 14:59
8. SPOILER WARNING: 15:00 - 15:24
9. Character Names and Their Philosophy: 15:25 - 16:55
10. Immanuel and the "Thing-in-Itself": 16:56 - 18:40
11. Perception and Reason: 18:41 - 20:04
12. Pascal and His Wager: 20:05 - 23:10
13. More Analysis of Pascal: 23:11 - 24:17
14. 9S' Existential Woes: 24:18 - 25:54
15. Reason, God, Both, or Neither: 25:55 - 27:33
16. Ending E: 27:34 - 29:30
17. Outro: 29:31 - 30:19

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