Much like a philosopher still needs to have blood and can't live of metaphysics alone. Stupendous Man: I had found that quote interesting because it bascially says that you must come to terms with reality, no matter what. I had forgotten that file that talks about Talos, but I actually read it. I think Farel said the most "correct" interpretation. I think it was mentioned, that this sentence is a critique of other, more metaphysical or spiritual philosophies, which assumed, that humans are something greater than just matter and have a "soul" or something similar. One file also said, that the core concept of the principle was summed up with the sentence "Even the greatest philosophers can't live without their blood". And since he couldn't live without this fluid (just like humans can't live without their blood) and since he was basically able to talk, act and choose like a human could do, there was the question if there really is a difference between a "real" human and an artificial one. The name is apparently derived from Talos, a giant from Greek (?) mythology, whose body was made from metal, but who still had a blood-like fluid that he needed to live. ", so it might still be helpful.įrom what I got so far, the Talos Principle is the idea, that artificial life or a robot could do all the things humans can do and that therefor humans basically are machines. I'm only halfway through the game, so my answer might be a bit less informative than someone else's, but I already found like two text files, that basically said "The Talos Principle is.
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