Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy

The Matrix and the Value of Knowledge

Documentary May 25, 2018 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E2: Which will you choose, the red pill or the blue? Look at different ideas concerning truth, knowledge, and reality through the film The Matrix, from Plato's definition of knowledge to the theories of Jean Baudrillard. Also, grasp the important distinctions between epistemology and metaphysics.

Documentary May 25, 2018 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2018
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.