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It's Plato, it's Hume, Baudrillard and the concept of the Nietzschean superman!' Keanu Reeves on The MatrixThe Philosopher at the End of the Universe allows anyone to understand basic philosophical concepts from the comfort of their armchair, through the plots and characters of spectacular blockbusting science-fiction movies.
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New edition packed with good old-fashioned, high-octane, high body-count, alien ass-kicking, robot-wrecking philosophy!'It's Schopenhauer and the will. It's Plato, it's Hume, Baudrillard and the concept of the Nietzschean superman!' Keanu Reeves on The MatrixThe Philosopher at the End of the Universe allows anyone to understand basic philosophical concepts from the comfort of their armchair, through the plots and characters of spectacular blockbusting science-fiction movies. Learn about- The Nature of Reality from The Matrix; Good and Evil from Star Wars; Morality from Aliens; Personal Identity from Total Recall; The Mind-Body Dilemma from Terminator; Free Will from Minority Report; Death and the Meaning of Life from Blade Runner; and much more. As someone once said, things must be said and knowledge known, and the cast list assembled to tell us does not disappoint- Tom Cruise, Plato, Harrison Ford, Immanuel Kant, Sigourney Weaver, Friedrich Nietzsche, Keanu Reeves and Rene Descartes. From characters in the biggest films (with lots of explosions and bad language) to Ludwig Wittgenstein (no explosions and too much language in general), hear all the arguments. I think, therefore... I'll be back!
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Subtitled, Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films. Fully revised edition with extra chapter on the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
Author Biography
Mark Rowlands is Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire. After a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Mark switched to Philosophy and went up to Oxford in 1986 to study for a D.Phil. A succession of publications and academic posts followed in the US, Ireland and Exeter, where Mark also used whatever spare time he could find to surf. His ambition remains to kill himself doing Philosophy, but hopefully not in the near future. He has written a number of other successful books, including Everything I Know I Learned From TV for Ebury. He has also appeared on television and radio.
Review
Excellent - not only is each chapter a model of philosophical exposition, conveying philosophical ideas with exemplary verve and clarity, the book also manages to connect the philosophy to the movies in a natural and convincing way- serves to inject a degree of passion into the bloodless halls of philosophy' * TLS *Hugely entertaining ... Rowlands knows his stuff and marries some of the tougher philosophical arguments to the more accessible conduit of popular entertainment- enjoyable and illuminating * Waterstone's Books Quarterly *
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A new edition packed with good old-fashioned, high-octane, high body count, alien ass-kicking, robot-wrecking philosophy!
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Excellent - not only is each chapter a model of philosophical exposition, conveying philosophical ideas with exemplary verve and clarity, the book also manages to connect the philosophy to the movies in a natural and convincing way- serves to inject a degree of passion into the bloodless halls of philosophy'
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Excellent - not only is each chapter a model of philosophical exposition, conveying philosophical ideas with exemplary verve and clarity, the book also manages to connect the philosophy to the movies in a natural and convincing way- serves to inject a degree of passion into the bloodless halls of philosophy'
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A new edition packed with good old-fashioned, high-octane, high body count, alien ass-kicking, robot-wrecking philosophy!
Details ISBN0091903882 Author Mark Rowlands Pages 320 Year 2005 ISBN-10 0091903882 ISBN-13 9780091903886 Format Paperback Imprint Ebury Press Subtitle Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 100 Media Book Short Title PHILOSOPHER AT THE END OF THE Residence IR Birth 1962 Affiliation University College Cork University of Miami Publisher Ebury Publishing Publication Date 2005-07-07 UK Release Date 2005-07-07 AU Release Date 2005-07-07 NZ Release Date 2005-07-07 Alternative 9781448116676 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this
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