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The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Realby William Irwin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:
In the The Matrix and Philosophy, edited by William Irwin, renowned contemporary philosophers—Michael Brannigan; Cynthia Freeland; Jorge J.E. Gracia; Slavoj Žižek, et al—analyze The Matrix from many angles: metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic. They uncover hidden depths in this intricate work of art, and often reach disturbing conclusions. Those who take the red pill never look at the real world the same way again. So which will it be? The blue bill—click elsewhere. Or the red pill: Download The Matrix and Philosophy now. (The Matrix and Philosphy is available in a trade paperback edition from Open Court Publishing Company, www.opencourtbooks.com.) Book News Annotation:Scholars philosophy ponder how the popular science fiction movie
touches on perennial philosophical questions. Besides the obvious
epistemology, they consider metaphysics, neo-materialism, ethics and
religion, nihilism, the process of deconstruction, and other topics.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"Even those contributors to the anthology who ought to be experts at tracking pop culture seem like slow, lumbering, herbivorous dinosaurs compared to the nimble, carnivorous and slightly terrifying Wachowskis. In fact, it's the more traditionally minded essays that feel the most rewarding in The Matrix and Philosophy....The philosophers contributing to The Matrix and Philosophy are not too interested in the guns and wall-walking, but they do find the implied and explicit ontological questions posed by the film intriguing....The first few essays in the anthology are lucid, readable summaries of classic responses to Cartesian skepticism, exactly what the armchair amateur is looking for....Less pleasing are the entries from Christian and Buddhist thinkers....The most disappointing essays come from the postmodernist, feminist and Marxist critics — there need to be stronger signs of intellectual rigor here, particularly if you're going to call your piece 'Penetrating Keanu: New Holes, but the Same Old Shit'..." Laura Miller, Salon.com Review:"The tacit goal here is to make philosophy fun for the general reader...so while some articles contain rather dense philosophical jargon, most are pitched at the level of a freshman intro course....The results are occasionally engaging...but they're too often dryly academic and liable to elicit no more than a drowsy 'whoa' from the movie's legions of fans." Publishers Weekly Synopsis:One of the most overtly philosophical movies ever to come out of Hollywood, "The Matrix" is based on the premise that reality is a dream controlled by malevolent forces. These thought-provoking essays discuss different facets of the primary philosophical puzzle of the film: Can we be sure the world is really there, and if not, what should we do about it? What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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