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Like a Splinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy
by Matt Lawrence
from Wiley-Blackwell

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Philosophy 101 revisited
  This is really a great philosophy 101 book that tries to link examples to the three matrix movies, animatrix video and enter the matrix game. It does this very well but asside from the very excellent glossary and cast of characters which gives you the symbolism of names used down to what agent smith's car license plate "IS 5416" means, this is first of all a philosophy book. You will find all views on current philosophy, dualism determinism, etc etc discussed and defined. It's really great stuff and they... more info

• Unbelievable
  THis book dives right into the Philisophical side of the Matrix and the ideas behind the Matirx. This book also goes over writings used to help understand other points about Philosophy.

• Good for Discussion if Not Consumption
  Matt Lawrence has joined the scores of philosophers that have endeavored to explore the myriad questions arising from The Matrix trilogy. This is a fortunate contribution to the available literature which can be rather inaccessible to the average reader unfamiliar with philosophical subjects. Lawrence treats one to two philosophical topics per chapter including skepticism, mind/body dualism, artificial intelligence, free will, foreknowledge, time theories, gender issues, ethics, existentialism, Taoism, and... more info

• Very nice philosophy book
  This book looks at many philosophical themes contained in the Matrix trilogy to explain them with a very clear language.
  The book also succeeds in giving a rationale for some scenes and aspects of the movie, in a very brilliant way.

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