The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real
The youthful philosophers who gave us The Simpsons and Philosophy return with more serious fun. In this thought-provoking book, they use the cult film The Matrix as a springboard into speculation about the nature of being. Is reality, they ask, merely a dream or a construction crafted by...
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The youthful philosophers who gave us The Simpsons and Philosophy return with more serious fun. In this thought-provoking book, they use the cult film The Matrix as a springboard into speculation about the nature of being. Is reality, they ask, merely a dream or a construction crafted by malevolent forces? Are our perceptions just reflections in a hall of mirrors? Hip inquiries.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812695021 (081269502X)
Publish date: August 28th 2002
Publisher: Open Court
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
Science Fiction,
Science,
Criticism,
Anthologies,
Culture,
Film,
Philosophy,
Collections,
Pop Culture,
Cyberpunk
Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy 5 (#3)