{"product_id":"the-philosopher-at-the-end-of-the-universe-9780091903886","title":"The Philosopher At The End Of The Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''It''s Schopenhauer and the will. It''s Plato, it''s Hume, Baudrillard and the concept of the Nietzschean superman!'' Keanu Reeves on \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher at the End of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e; Good and Evil from \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e; Morality from \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e; Personal Identity from \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/i\u003e; The Mind-Body Dilemma from \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e; Free Will from \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e; Death and the Meaning of Life from \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e; 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 (wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent - 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 *\u003cbr\u003eHugely 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 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017507471703,"sku":"9780091903886","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780091903886.jpg?v=1750773778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-philosopher-at-the-end-of-the-universe-9780091903886","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}