Paper Topic III: What’s So Bad About the Matrix? I believe that through living in a matrix or being a brain-in-a-vat‚ you are ultimately alienating yourself from the world and missing out on the true experience of life. In this paper I will argue that life is not only comprised of the mental state‚ but rather the combination of a physical and mental existence. There are three reasons that justify my stance on life and existence. The rejection of a matrix and the brain-in-a-vat scenario is simply
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Discussion #1 Give an example of something that one culture might regard as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism. Be sure to support your answer with quote from the text and/or academic resources. Responds to the question below in approx 100 words. It is important for this question that you first define the key terms here Virtue and Relativism. Define Virtue and Relativism: Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood
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BISMILLAHIR – RAHMANIR – RAHIM In the name of Allah‚ the compassionate‚ the merciful‚ all praises are due to you O Allah; all thanks belong to you O Allah We thank you for all you have done in our life‚ we appreciate you‚ we adore you and we glorify your only name‚ O Allah! Guide us among those you have guided O Allah! Forgive us among those you have forgiven O Allah! Empower us among those you have empowered O Allah! Put your blessing on those things you endowed us with O Allah! We seek
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technology take over our everyday life. Schools‚ once a place to learn using textbooks and paper‚ has turned into a technology based learning atmosphere. Dont make it a question. The novel “Airframe” and the movie “The Matrix” symbolizes the problems. In the novel “Airframe” and the movie “The Matrix”‚ technology is at fault and in these societies‚ humans rely on technology and depend on it heavily. Technological devices have been evolving rapidly in the past few years and will hinder us in the
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Dr. Barbara Wilson’s view on virtue ethics is that one’s “moral actions are guided by positive inner traits (virtues)‚ which rightly inform and guide a person’s behavior” (131). One should just be a good person and not look for a set of rules to follow in order to be a good person. Dr. Wilson’s “who you are an important as what you do” (132)‚ is a statement I agree with because‚ one should not do what they think is right for sake of the results of such. Living life just trying to be a good person
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money to create a string of equally bad sequels and knockoffs. The Matrix‚ (written and directed by the wachowski Brothers) is one such movie. It perfectly melds together underlying symbolism‚ special effects‚ and Visual style to create one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. The Matrix contains many instances of symbolism that range from religious to philosophical. Gnosticism is the main religious influence in the matrix; (Gnosticism as an "offshoot" of Christianity‚ in which knowledge
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Aristotle’s views on Virtue Aristotle believes that there are two kinds of virtue‚ one being intellectual and the other being moral virtue. He states that Intellectual virtue comes from being taught meaning we’re not born with it. Moral virtue on the other hand we develop as we grow and gain an understanding of life. “The stone which by nature moves downwards cannot be habituated to move upwards‚ not even if one tries to train it by throwing it up ten thousand times” (N.E. II.1) Right there he
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The Matrix is a film that catches the eyes of theologians. There are many points of emphasis that can correlate to Jesus’ story‚ relationship between God and humans‚ and the trinity. Neo‚ the main character‚ is trapped in a dark world as a computer hacker. To think that he was the best out of everyone‚ he got a message saying that he was being watched. The police was then chasing him. Mysterious men in a black car saved him. The people who saved him explained to him that he isn’t really in
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The Matrix is a highly action-packed‚ exciting movie. It is primarily shown to be a dystopia through its use of setting and characters. The trailer is our main focus. We start by looking at setting. Reality is an illusion. This is the main conflict that Neo (the main protagonist) has throughout the movie. Otherwise known as the plot. One of the key elements of a dystopia is the main characters idea of a controlling society. He is seen in a club‚ in which people can be seen smoking‚ taking drugs‚
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84 RUSSIAN STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY Russian Studies in Philosophy‚ vol. 42‚ no. 1 (Summer 2003)‚ pp. 84–95. © 2003 M.E. Sharpe‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 1061–1967/2003 $9.50 + 0.00. D.V. BUGAI Plotinus’s Treatise On the Virtues (I.2) and Its Interpretation by Porphyry and Marinus Manibus tatianae magistrae As is well known‚ Plotinus’s philosophy served as the starting point for the development of all Neoplatonism. It created the basic schema that set the framework for the thought
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