Diagnosing Contemporary Philosophy with the Matrix Movies

AvO. Bradley Bassler

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-21
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:301 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:215
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349845989

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

O. Bradley Bassler is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA. He is the author of The Pace of Modernity: Reading with Blumenberg (2012) and The Long Shadow of the Parafinite: Three Scenes from the Prehistory of a Concept (2015).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Chapter One: Introduction.- 2. Chapter Two: Are You Living In A Computer Simulation? (Level 0: The Level of Cognitive Science).- 3. Chapter Three: Are You A Brain In A Vat? (Level Of Logic: Level 1).- 4. Chapter Four: Introduction to the Parafinite (Level of the Parafinite: Level 2).- 5. Chapter Five: An Introduction To Paraphysics (Level of Paraphysics: Level 3).- 6. Chapter Six: An Introduction To Philosophical Praxis (Level of Philosophical Praxis: Level 4).- 7. Chapter Seven: An Introduction To Philosophia Perennis (Level Of Work On Myth and Philosophy: Level 5).