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Autore |
Constable Catherine |
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Titolo |
Adapting philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : Jean Baudrillard and The matrix trilogy / / Catherine Constable |
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Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-84779-803-9 |
1-84779-282-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy in motion pictures |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-174) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Good example, bad philosophy -- Adapting philosophy/philosophy as adaptation -- Mirrors and screens -- Codes -- Beyond nihilism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Adapting Philosophy looks at the ways in which The Matrix Trilogy adapts Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation, and in doing so creates its own distinctive philosophical position. Where previous work in the field has presented the trilogy as a simple 'beginner's guide' to philosophy, this study offers a new methodology for inter-relating philosophy and film texts, focusing on the conceptual role played by imagery in both types of text. This focus on the figurative enables a new-found appreciation of the liveliness of philosophical writing and the multiple philosophical dimensions of Holl |
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