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Return To Source – Philosophy And The Matrix
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:49
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This documentary is about the film The Matrix and its relationship to philosophy and philosophical themes.
The discussion is broad and explains how masterfully and seamlessly the movie touches on everything from Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, Nietzsche, Baudrillard, Borges, Nozick, LaPlace, Hume, Schopenhauer to religion, meaning, purpose, causality, free will, consciousness, love, intuition, etc.
Recommended Books/Readings related to the movie:
Plato – Allegory of the Cave Rene Descartes – Meditations on First Philosophy David Hume — An enquiry concerning human understanding Jean Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation Immanuel Kant – The Critique of Pure Reason Arthur Schopenhauer – The World as Will and Representation Friedrich Nietzsche – Thus Spoke ZarathustraClick here to view the embedded video.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/07/return-to-source-philosophy-and-the-matrix/
