The Matrix and Philosophy (Welcome to the Desert of Reality)

Author: William Irwin (USA), edited by Zhang Xiangling (translator)
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The Matrix is the most philosophically profound film, with every step of its fast-paced plot revolving around a philosophical puzzle. If the world we know is merely a dream, is this dream real? If we can choose to swallow the red pill and step out of our world into a more real but less comfortable one, would not doing so be a moral failure? Why do humans possess value beyond that of intelligent electronic machinery? Can the spirit and the body exist independently of each other? In The Matrix, professional philosophers analyze the film from perspectives such as metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. They reveal the hidden depths of this intricate artistic work.