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Loading... The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Filmsby Mark Rowlands
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A somewhat interesting and occasionally entertaining look at modern philosophy. Don't be fooled by the somewhat frivolous title as Rowlands has taught philosophy for some years after receiving a PhD from Oxford. However, the book reminded me why I don't read a great deal in this area. Too much philosophy seems to be nonsense wrapped up in jargon and it's a lot of work to find the idea buried in all that verbiage. no reviews | add a review
This entertaining but educational title explains philosopy through science fiction films. It shows, for example, that if you understand The Matrix, you can understand Descartes. It explains materialism and dualism from the Terminator films and egoism from The Invisible Man. No library descriptions found. |
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