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title: "The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 3)"
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# The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 3)

**Brand:** william irwin
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- **What is this?** The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 3) by william irwin
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    an excellent introduction to broader philosophical questions
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014*

To even the most casual observer, there is more going on in The Matrix than mere storytelling - its release date over Easter weekend clearly hints at Judeo-Christian themes: Neo as the prophesized "One", a universal savior who returns from the dead to liberate humanity from being imprisoned in the Matrix.  But there are much deeper philosophical issues explored in the film as well, as the contributors to _The Matrix and Philosophy_ illustrate.  It is a wonderful journey down the rabbit hole as questions around reality, the philosophy of the mind, ethics, freewill and determinism are addressed.For those interested in an solid introduction to philosophy (and the "big questions" philosophers from Socrates to Nozik have wrestled with), I cannot recommend this book highly enough.  Were I teaching in the philosophy department, this would be my text of choice.  (In fact, it was by a recommendation by a colleague in that department that I picked this up.)  While the concepts are lofty, abstract and mind-bending, the authors, through pop-cultural references, connect the musings and writings of philosophers like Kant, Descartes, Hume as well as contemporary philosophers to events and plot points in the film, making these ideas both clear and accessable to lay readers.At first I was a bit skeptical (no pun intended, and apologies to Pyrrho) of the premise of the book and its pop cultural approach to a serious discipline.  I was immeadiately won over, however, by the introductory essay on Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" to Neo's discovery of what the Matrix is.  The book is rich with such connections.  Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    George Guinness
  

*by G***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020*

Just what I expected. I am very happy with this purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Matrix Nerds United
  

*by M***L on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016*

Love this type of analysis

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