Sci-Phi - Philosophy from Socrates to Schwarzenegger (Paperback)

"Sci-Phi "demonstrates how anyone can grasp the basic concepts of philosophy while still holding a bucket of popcorn. Mark Rowlands makes philosophy utterly relevant to our everyday lives and reveals its most potent messages using nothing more than a little humor and the plotlines of some of the most spectacular, expensive, high-octane films on the planet.
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. A search for knowledge about ourselves and the world around us with a star-studded cast that includes: Tom Cruise, Plato, Harrison Ford, Immanuel Kant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigourney Weaver, Rene? Descartes, and Keanu Reeves.
Rowlands anchors his discussions in easily understood everyday terms and relates them in a manner easy to identify with. Interspersed with a ready joke or two, he wonderfully explains why those SciFi movies we love so much are much deeper than they appear to be on the surface. Mark Rowlands's entertaining and stimulating guide is perfect for anyone searching for knowledge of the world around us.
If Keanu can understand Descartes surely everyone can.

General

Imprint:	St. Martin's Griffin
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Mark Rowlands
Dimensions:	217 x 139 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-32236-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-312-32236-4
Barcode:	9780312322366

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