The Matrix and Philosophy
Written by William Irwin
Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Rick Adamson and Jennifer Jay Myers
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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 Philosophy discuss different facets of the primary philosophical puzzle of The Matrix: Can we be sure the world is really there, and if not, what should we do about it? Other chapters address issues of religion, lifestyle, pop culture, the Zeitgeist, the nature of mind and matter, and the reality of fiction.
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Reviews for The Matrix and Philosophy
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yet another book in the Blackwell PHilosophy and Pop Culture Series. I always enjoy them. In this book, various philosophers look at the Heroes series of TV shows, books and webisodes, and explain different topics of philosophy using the actions and behaviors of the characters we're familiar with. I enjoyed this one a little more than some of the others. It didn't spend as much time looking at the show and a little more on the philosophical topics. The other style is more useful when the reader isn't as familiar with the topic, so someone unfamiliar with the Heroes characters may not get as much out of it.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I found this book to be quite a hard read
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A collection of essays by various experts that adds some good insights into the characters and why they behave the way they do according to social theorists and philosophers from ancient Greece to modern day. Be aware though that the "philosophy" in the title often extends into "psychology" and "ethics" and I think far too much even into simple "science" such as biology, physics, and chemistry (and especially relating to time-travel), which have nothing to do with philosophy and should have been added to a collection of essays on the science of superpowers. If you are a fan of Heroes though, it stays focused on the characters and is in the end satisfying.