Ludwig Wittgenstein Gattaca Free Will

Ludwig Wittgenstein was a philosopher who studied analytic philosophy, he firmly believed that human intention and free will are both things that are real, and cannot necessarily be measured. He once posed the question “When ‘I raise my arm’, my arm goes up. And the problem arises: what is left over if I subtract the fact that my arm goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?”, the answer to that quotation being human intention, free will and conscious choice. In“Gattaca” individuals live in a society where they have strict laws they must abide by. Although, Ludwig Wittgenstein’s message is perfectly demonstrated when the citizens do the opposite of this, when they make their own decisions rather than letting society control and dictate their every move. …show more content…
The protagonist in “Gattaca” Vincent, was labeled one of the genetically inferior human beings or “invalid’s” due to a heart condition that would not have let him live over the age of thirty. Due to this mutation in his genes he was outcasted by society and discriminated by its laws, left to observe the lives of the people who were genetically engineered perfectly. Vincent had a dream of traveling to space, and although the laws in Gattaca forbid an “invalid” to have the same opportunities as a “valid” citizen, he overcame society’s influences and acted on a conscious decision he made to overcome any obstructions, and successfully find a way to pursue his