Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. It seeks to understand the nature of reality and our place within it. Philosophers examine the big questions like:
- What is the nature of reality? (Metaphysics)
- What can we know, and how do we know it? (Epistemology)
- What is the right way to live? (Ethics)
- What is the nature of beauty and art? (Aesthetics)
- What are the principles of reasoning? (Logic)
Philosophy uses critical thinking and rational argument to explore these issues, and it encourages questioning assumptions, analyzing concepts, and forming reasoned conclusions. Throughout history, different philosophers have proposed various schools of thought to answer these profound questions, and debates continue in the modern day.
It’s a broad and abstract discipline but is closely tied to many areas of human knowledge.
50 Philosophy ideas you really need to know ( Ben Dupre )
Problem of Knowledge
The brain in a vat
Movies,
- The Matrix (1999)
- Inception (2010)
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Dark City (1998)
- eXistenZ (1999)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- The Truman Show (1998)
Plato's cave
Movies,
- Shutter Island (2010)
- THX 1138 (1971)
- The Signal (2014)
- Pleasantville (1998)
- The Lego Movie (2014)
- The Village (2004)
- Dark City (1998)
- The Truman Show (1998)
- Inception (2010)
- The Matrix (1999)