The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy Vol. 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 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...
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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.
\ From Barnes & NobleThe 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.\ \
