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The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy, V. 3)
The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real - Popular Culture and Philosophy, V. 3
The Matrix conveys the horror of a false world made of nothing but perceptions. Based on the premise that reality is a dream controlled by malevolent forces, it is one of the most overtly philosophical movies ever to come out of Hollywood. These thought-provoking essays by the same team of young philosophers who created The Simpsons and Philosop...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780812695021
ISBN-10: 081269502X
Publication Date: 8/28/2002
Pages: 320
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3.5 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
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Interesting platform for philosophy via the Matrix. Many ideas are presented and use the Matrix as a reference point. I learned more about philosophy than I had expected. It does a great crash course on many of the main players in philosophy. Some of the essays collected in the book are very interesting and some are not. As a whole it is fun and can increase your knowledge of philosophy through the sci-fi movie The Matrix. If you haven't seen the movie this book is dependent on it and if you have seen the movie I would watch it again to remove the rust.


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