As we all know, the real writer of The Matrix is Rene Descartes. Less well known is that Descartes has a lot in common with Tom Cruise. And yes, Kant and Nietzsche do play leading roles in Star Trek and John Locke inspired the makers of Avatar. The thing is, films and TV series are full of philosophy. The prisoner's dilemma gives life to the Batman script, questions about the nature of the mind and consciousness fuel the plots of The Terminator and Robocop, and the possibility of time travel or the debate about free will and determinism disrupt the life of Marty McFly in Back to the Future. In this book, Jiri Benovsky offers nineteen short stories that are pieces of academic philosophy echoed in film and television pop culture. Would you like to know how to build a machine that produces happiness? Or whether you can prove the existence of God? Or what happens when you cut your brain in half? Then you've come to the right place.
