The Philebus and The Matrix. An apology of false pleasures

Authors

  • Arturo Serrano Álvarez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62876/lr.v0i9.581

Keywords:

Philebus, Plato, The Matrix, virtual reality, pleasure

Abstract

In Plato's Philebus there is a distinction between real and false pleasures. Plato calls false pleasure those that come from false stimuli and real those that come from real stimuli. The movie Matrix makes a distinction very close to this one and we as in this paper: Are pleasures that come from false stimuli false?

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Author Biography

Arturo Serrano Álvarez

Investigador de Centro de Estudios Filosóficos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela) donde además enseña las materias Teoría de la argumentación e Historia del cine. Es Licenciado en Filosofía de la misma Universidad y doctorado en Humanidades y Estudios Culturales del london Consortium de la University of London. Correo: artserrano@hotmail.com

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Published

2022-06-24

How to Cite

Serrano Álvarez, A. (2022). The Philebus and The Matrix. An apology of false pleasures. Lógoi. Revista De Filosofia, (9), 113–120. https://doi.org/10.62876/lr.v0i9.581

Issue

No. 9 (2006): Revista Lógoi 9

Section

communication

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