Philo Fiction - Historky z podsvětí filozofie – Beňovský Jiří (2025)

Did you know that the true screenwriter of The Matrix was none other than René Descartes? This is surprising, not least because he was too busy doubting everything, including whether he should even get out of bed. A lesser-known but equally fundamental fact is that Descartes had unexpectedly much in common with Tom Cruise. Kant and Nietzsche play important roles in Star Trek, while John Locke was a source of inspiration for the creators of Avatar. Movies and television series are full of philosophy, which also explains why Batman constantly grapples with the prisoner's dilemma and why the creators of Terminator and Robocop ponder the nature of mind and consciousness. And then there's Marty McFly from Back to the Future, whose life is complicated not only by time travel but also by the endless debate about freedom and determinism. Philosopher Jiří Beňovský offers in this book nineteen short stories that explore how philosophy is reflected in the pop cultural mirrors of film and television. If you want to learn how to build a machine for making happiness or what happens when you split your brain in half, you're in the right place. And if not, you can always turn on Star Trek and ponder how Kant and Nietzsche save the galaxy with one logical argument after...