Philosophy
What does it mean for something to be real? The answer to this question may seem obvious at first glance, and perhaps hardly worth the question itself, but a quick moment's reflection confronts us with one of the most profound philosophical abysses, the answer to which we ordinarily assume forms the basis of the rest of our beliefs. Nietzsche once said that "when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." This abyss may be the exception, especially if it's not there...
As Morpheus quickly demonstrates in the following scene from The Matrix (which is the modern version of Plato's Myth of the Cave) the very act of perception, which we normally take for granted as representing reality, distorts the real into what can be perceived by us. How different is our perception of what is from what is? Welcome to the world of philosophy...
Check out more lessons on philosophy from The Matrix.
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- Why Is Plato's Cave So Important?
Why is Plato?s Allegory of the Cave so important and so widely discussed? The reason is simple ? in The Parable of the Cave Plato answers the essential question in philosophy ? ?What is the aim of philosophy??. Why do we study philosophy? Are philosophers...
- Self-destructive The Human Race Is
October 24, 2005 Book VII The Cave Can we ever know the difference between what is true and the image of what we perceive to be true? The truth is never something that we can grasp without effort; otherwise, it wouldn?t be the truth because in reality...
- What We Still Don't Know - Are We Real?
The scientific and philosophical progress of the past four centuries seems to have consistently undermined the notion that we have been created by God, a benevolent, omniscient and omnipotent intelligent designer (just remember, your biological sewage...
- No Evidence, No Cigar...robert Lanza's Biocentric Universe And The Afterlife
"Is there an afterlife? Science can prove there is, quantum physicist claims" by John Hall November 15th, 2013 The Independent It's a question pondered by philosophers, scientists and the devout since the dawn of time: is there an afterlife? While...
- Philosophy Via Science Fiction
This is a valid venue but from the description below it is too narrow and should include earlier films, television series, and even older texts. "Learning philosophy with the help of sci-fi" by Greg Johnson February 18th, 2010 Penn Current In the film...
Philosophy
The Matrix - What Is Real?
What does it mean for something to be real? The answer to this question may seem obvious at first glance, and perhaps hardly worth the question itself, but a quick moment's reflection confronts us with one of the most profound philosophical abysses, the answer to which we ordinarily assume forms the basis of the rest of our beliefs. Nietzsche once said that "when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." This abyss may be the exception, especially if it's not there...As Morpheus quickly demonstrates in the following scene from The Matrix (which is the modern version of Plato's Myth of the Cave) the very act of perception, which we normally take for granted as representing reality, distorts the real into what can be perceived by us. How different is our perception of what is from what is? Welcome to the world of philosophy...
Check out more lessons on philosophy from The Matrix.
.
- Why Is Plato's Cave So Important?
Why is Plato?s Allegory of the Cave so important and so widely discussed? The reason is simple ? in The Parable of the Cave Plato answers the essential question in philosophy ? ?What is the aim of philosophy??. Why do we study philosophy? Are philosophers...
- Self-destructive The Human Race Is
October 24, 2005 Book VII The Cave Can we ever know the difference between what is true and the image of what we perceive to be true? The truth is never something that we can grasp without effort; otherwise, it wouldn?t be the truth because in reality...
- What We Still Don't Know - Are We Real?
The scientific and philosophical progress of the past four centuries seems to have consistently undermined the notion that we have been created by God, a benevolent, omniscient and omnipotent intelligent designer (just remember, your biological sewage...
- No Evidence, No Cigar...robert Lanza's Biocentric Universe And The Afterlife
"Is there an afterlife? Science can prove there is, quantum physicist claims" by John Hall November 15th, 2013 The Independent It's a question pondered by philosophers, scientists and the devout since the dawn of time: is there an afterlife? While...
- Philosophy Via Science Fiction
This is a valid venue but from the description below it is too narrow and should include earlier films, television series, and even older texts. "Learning philosophy with the help of sci-fi" by Greg Johnson February 18th, 2010 Penn Current In the film...