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Diagnosing contemporary philosophy with the Matrix movies
Abstract
This book charts the shape of future philosophical investigation by posing the question: "What is the Matrix?" Guided by the example of the Matrix film trilogy, the author examines issues ranging from simulation, proof and action to value, culture and mythology, offering a progressively deeper diagnosis of modern philosophical conditions. In contrast to the contemporary focus upon cognitive science and a commitment to the distinction between appearance and reality, this book helps readers to explore the argument that such abstractions are inevitably displaced by a more concrete distinction between dreaming and waking, with the Matrix as the real and only world we inhabit. Researchers and scholars will find this work an engaging and enlightening examination of reality, via the medium of popular culture and film.
Details | Table of Contents
(the level of cognitive science level 0)
pp.15-37
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_2(level of logic: level 1)
pp.39-59
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_3(level of the parafinite: level 2)
pp.61-84
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_4(level of paraphysics: level 3)
pp.85-109
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_5(level of philosophical praxis: level 4)
pp.111-130
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_6(level of work on myth and philosophy: level 5)
pp.131-152
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57889-1_7Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2017
Pages: 215
ISBN (hardback): 978-1-137-57888-4
ISBN (digital): 978-1-137-57889-1
Full citation:
(2017) Diagnosing contemporary philosophy with the Matrix movies. Dordrecht, Springer.