>>6 TFW Valdr has time for the BBS but not all of us missing him
Asimov would be good! You're right though, the anime would never do the work justice. Maybe an anime where the characters embody the ideals of philosophers? The series Lost did this, but this wouldn't have to be on an island. For those of you who didn't realise, look for Rousseau's idea of the Noble Savage in the character named, no less, Rousseau. John Locke embodies the ideas of the philosopher Locke, and Jack Shepard is a blatant reference to Christ and CS Lewis (who was called Jack the Shepard by his friends on occasion). The anime would be like this, but more of a 'what's happening in real life and their interactions' (sorry for the story line that sounds like DRRR!), or we could come up with something completely different (maybe the main character isn't tied to any philosopher and struggles to find his worldview and create his own philosophy?).