The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER
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Philosophy & the Matrix In order to complete this assignment I had to watch The Matrix for the first time. I do not know why I’ve never seen this movie‚ but I was blown away. Easily one of the most intriguing and questioning movies I’ve seen in a while. In fact it was the first movie I watched a second time over since Shrek came out. The Matrix was a raging success when it debuted in 1999 for its ability to capture the audience in terms of grabbing their minds to focus on ideas and concepts about
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MATRIX FOR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY |Eastern Countries |Religion |Origins & History | | |Senses are source of knowledge |Definition of soul as level of life
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literature many books and movies have a hero quest. In the hero quest there are eight steps. The first being The Call; The Call invites the initiates to adventure‚ offering them the chance to face the unknown and gain something of physical or spiritual value. Sometimes initiates refuse The Call‚ but that can have dire consequences. The Matrix is an example of the hero quest. Neo is the main character of Matrix his name means‚ “The One‚” in greek. During the Matrix The Call begins in Neo’s apartment‚ the
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There are many theories on the meaning of truth‚ and with those theories come beliefs and questions as to why one is more adequate than the others. The theory that I will discuss as the most adequate is the correspondence theory. Honestly‚ I don ’t possess the capabilities to fully determine the most sufficient theory of truth. I do‚ however‚ have empirical evidence and solid reasoning to support the correspondence theory. There are many valid arguments and questions of this theory that I am not
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Two stories that share a similar journey for the truth are The Book of Job and Oedipus Rex. However‚ man’s struggle for the truth is a theme that exists in literature of all kinds. The desire for the truth and the journey to reach it is what caused the fall of Adam and Eve in the ancient Hebrew creation story. It is also the same force that cursed Oedipus in Sophocles’ play. Newfound knowledge plagues Charlie in Flowers for Algernon and Job’s sudden epiphany in The Book of Job would come at the cost
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More on ¡¥The Matrix¡¦ There are two kinds of people in this world: One who have seen the movie ¡¥The Matrix¡¦ and its sequels and the other kind who haven¡¦t. Although the movie derives heavily from Vedantic and Buddhist philosophies‚ never before the concept of ¡¥Virtual World¡¦ or ¡¥Mithya Jagat¡¦ so beautifully picturised. Everyone now believes that the Matrix does exist and Indians have been knowing this since ancient times in the form of ¡¥Maya¡¦. Whether it is controlled by machines or
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PRINCIPAL ISSUES Epistemology the theory of knowledge‚ is the branch of philosophy concerned with these questions a. Schools of thought and historical development 1) Skeptics a) Ancient (1) Pyrrho of Elis (2) Sextus Empiricus b) Medieval (1) St. Augustine 2) Rationalists a) Ancient (1) Plato b) Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists a) Ancient (1) Aristotle b) Medieval (1) St. Thomas Aquinas c) Modern (1) Locke
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– anything that is real must have a physical aspect – if the soul is real‚ then the soul must be composed of some sort of physical “stuff” Thales – the most important philosopher because he answered the question “What are you going to do with philosophy?” -The first philosopher – tried to answer questions – looked around him‚ gathered information‚ and then tried to make deductions based on the world around him – also the first scientist -All of his writings have been lost – the only knowledge
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as the film‚ “The Matrix”. The characters and their actions in this film portray three different views of metaphysics. These are‚ fatalism‚ determinism‚ and existentialism. Fatalism is the view that we are powerless to do anything besides what we actually do. Fatalism says that no matter what one does‚ their future is pre determined. Nothing they say or do will change it. They have no freedom and no say in the events that happen throughout their life. In the film “The Matrix” there is a character
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