More Matrix and Philosophy

Name: More Matrix and Philosophy
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SKU: 9780812695724
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Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy

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More Matrix and Philosophy delves into the philosophical challenges and questions posed by the Matrix films. It explores concepts like reality, perception, and human existence, examining how these themes reflect and critique philosophical traditions. Engaging with a variety of philosophical perspectives, the book encourages readers to ponder their own understanding of reality and consciousness.
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More Matrix and Philosophy

A follow-up to The Matrix and Philosophy considers issues of freedom, causation, metaphysics, race, violence, and the definition of humanity as seen through the lens of the Matrix movies and its Animatrix anime spinoff.

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This follow-up to the hugely successful The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real explores the issues of fate, fortune, causation and determinism as presented in the Matrix trilogy.

It asks the reader to consider notions of freedom and analyses the metaphysical links and breakdowns between the three movies.

Delving into the controversial issues of race, humanness, violence and religion, More Matrix and Philosophy will become a necessary handbook needed to navigate through the complex philosophical facets of the Matrix trilogy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780812695724

Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 March 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by William Irwin
Edited by William Irwin
Edited by William Irwin

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 250

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy

About the Author

William Irwin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. He has edited "Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book About Everything and Nothing"; "The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh of Homer" (with Mark Conard and Aeon Skoble); "The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real", and is series editor of the Popular Culture and Philosophy series. He is also author of "Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense" and editor of "The Death and Resurrection of the Author?" Professor Irwin has written numerous articles and reviews on hermeneutics, Sartre, Plato, philosophy of law, and philosophical pedagogy.
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