Philosophy
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By: Slavoj Žižek (Author)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Paperback: 528 pages
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The Parallax View is Slavoj Zizek's most substantial theoretical work to appear in many years; Zizek himself describes it as his magnum opus. Parallax can be defined as the apparent displacement of an object, caused by a change in observational position. Zizek is interested in the "parallax gap" separating two points between which no synthesis or mediation is possible, linked by an "impossible short circuit" of levels that can never meet. From this consideration of parallax, Zizek begins a rehabilitation of dialectical materialism.
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By: William Irwin (Editor)
Publisher: Open Court
Paperback: 250 pages
Amazon.com - More Matrix and Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded
We're goin in. One more time. And this time we're facing some pretty mean programs. Cynicism, Obfuscation, and Postmodernist despair. Plus the usual obnoxious bunch of totally ruthless Agents, who always insist on Conformity or Deletion. And just in case you were hoping to make it back, they've reconfigured the culture so there are hardly any phone booths left.
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By: William Irwin (Editor)
Publisher: Open Court
Paperback: 320 pages
Amazon.com - The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real
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The many faces of Keanu Reeves as hero Neo-Christ, Buddha, Socrates-are explored in these essays on the philosophical implications of the sci-fi martial arts blockbuster The Matrix, collected by the editor of Seinfeld and Philosophy and The Simpsons and Philosophy.
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By: Kimberly A. Blessing (Editor), Paul Tudico (Editor)
Publisher: Open Court
Paperback: 300 pages
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"The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions," said Albert Camus. And philosopher Woody Allen has wondered: "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" Claims about what gives life meaning have not only been analyzed by philosophers but by the primary mythmakers in contemporary culture: Hollywood filmmakers.
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By: William Irwin (Editor), Mark D. White (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley
Paperback: 240 pages
Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test
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Watchmen is the most critically acclaimed graphic novel ever published and turned the world of comic superheroes on its head. This masterpiece of realistic storytelling, dialogue, and artwork, courtesy of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, raises a host of compelling philosophical questions.
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By: Jean Baudrillard (Author), Sheila Faria Glaser (Translator)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Paperback: 164 pages
Language: English
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Jean Baudrillard - Simulacra and Simulations - XVIII. On Nihilism Translated by Sheila Faria Glaser
Simulacra and Simulation: Baudrillard and THE MATRIX
Simulacra and Simulation - Wikipedia
There is no more hope for meaning. And without a doubt this is a good thing: meaning is mortal. But that on which it has imposed its ephemeral reign, what it hoped to liquidate in order to impose the reign of the Enlightenment, that is, appearances, they, are immortal, invulnerable to the nihilism of meaning or of non-meaning itself.
This is where seduction begins.
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