The Matrix and Philosophy, William Irwin
The Matrix and Philosophy, William Irwin
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The Matrix and Philosophy

Author: William Irwin

Narrator: Oliver Wyman, Rick Adamson, Jennifer Jay Myers

Abridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2002

Synopsis

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.

About William Irwin

William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's books include Little Siddhartha and God Is a Question, Not an Answer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Owlseyes on January 13, 2022

"...Isn't The Matrix one of those films which function as a kind of Rorschach test...?" "The problem is not that ufologists and conspiracy theorists regress to a paranoid attitude unable to accept (social) reality; the problem is that this reality itself is becoming paranoiac" Slavoj ŽižekJust a fore......more

Goodreads review by Andrew Miller on April 12, 2013

This book discusses the reoccurring philosophical trends and ideas in The Matrix (movie); topics such as, neo-materialism, 'fate', freewill, and nihilism. The idea of nihilism expressed in the matrix pertained to my scientific philosophy on life, and was incredibly interesting to say the least - it......more

Goodreads review by Maddie on August 06, 2020

This one was actually quite good! It was super in depth and definitely had a lot of good points about specific philosophy theories and reasonings. One of the essays even had me laughing out loud because of how frank it was. The last essay kind of lost me though. Overall, I enjoyed the details and th......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on March 13, 2021

The Matrix and Philosophy (best read with the original soundtrack) is a compilation of essays consisting of many different philosophies and ideas in relation to the first movie. For the viewer, it provides great insight into the origins of certain metaphors and symbolism that could be missed otherwi......more

Goodreads review by Car on February 12, 2022

it was very interesting to see the philosophy of this movie......more

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