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Philosophical Issues in THE MATRIX...

  • Jim Pryor on THE MATRIX
  • THE MATRIX: "Have You Ever Had a Dream?"
  • THE MATRIX: "What Is the Matrix?"
  • THE MATRIX: "What Is Real?"

Papers by Philosophers on THE MATRIX

  • "The Matrix as Metaphysics" by David J. Chalmers
  • "The Brave New World of the Matrix" by Dreyfus
  • "Brians-in-a-Vat Skepticism" by Christopher Grau
  • "Dream Skepticism" by Christopher Grau
  • "The Experience Machine" by Christopher Grau
  • "Reflections on the First Matrix" by Richard Hanley
  • "The Matrix of Dreams" by Colin McGinn
  • "Neo's Freedom . . . Whoa!" by Michael McKenna
  • "Plato's Cave and The Matrix" by John Partridge
  • "What's So Bad About Living in the Matirix" by James Pryor
  • "Artificial Ethics" by Julia Driver
  • "Morpheus and Berkeley on Reality" by T. J. Mawson
  • "Matrix and Monadology" by Sean Greenberg
  • "Simulacra and Simulation" by Richard Hanley
  • "The Twisted Matrix" by Andy Clark
  • "Reality, What Matters, and the Matrix " by Iakdvos Vasilou
  • "The Matrix - Our Future?" by Kevin Warwick
  • "Gnosticism, Buddhism and The Matrix" by FF-D and RW

From the Actual Movie...

  • The Original Script of "The Matrix"
  • "The Matrix" Transcripts
  • THE MATRIX: Story Boards
  • THE MATRIX: Visual Effects
  • THE MATRIX: Photos
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