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Like a Splinter in Your Mind leads readers through the myriad of philosophical themes within the Matrix trilogy, helping them to gain a better understanding of the films and of philosophy itself.
Offers a way into philosophy through the Matrix films.
Covers thirteen of the biggest philosophical questions in thirteen self-sufficient chapters suitable for course use.
Demonstrates how each of these questions is illustrated through the events and characters of the films.
Considers whether sentient machines are possible, and whether we should expect them to face the same existentialist issues that we do.
Familiarises readers with key issues in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, race and gender, existentialism, Taoism and mysticism.
Includes a chapter that explains some of the technical elements of the films and confusing aspects of the plot.
Also includes a Matrix glossary, and a cast of characters and their related symbolism.
Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Matrix Quotations Legend viii
Introduction: Jacking into the Philosophy Behind the Matrix 1
1 Before the Philosophy: Understanding the Films 7
2 Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: Knowledge, Reality, and the Pit of Skepticism 20
3 Mind and Body in Zion 32
4 Are Sentient Machines Possible? 47
5 The Problem is Choice: Control, Free Will, and Causal Determinism 56
6 How to Really Bake Your Noodle: Time, Fate, and the Problem of Foreknowledge 69
7 Virtual Bodies: The Construction of Race and Gender in the Matrix 85
8 Agent Smith's Moral Challenge 102
9 De-Cyphering Right and Wrong 114
10 There Is No Spoon: Reflections on the Material World 127
11 Morpheus and the Leap of Faith 138
12 Facing the Absurd: Existentialism for Humans and Programs 150
13 The Tao of the Code 168
14 Overcoming Your Own Matrix 183
Matrix Cast of Characters 198
Matrix Glossary 207
Cast of Philosophers 214
Index 221
