{"product_id":"sci-phi-philosophy-from-socrates-to-schwarzenegger-9780312322366","title":"Sci-Phi: Philosophy from Socrates to Schwarzenegger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSci-Phi \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how anyone can grasp the basic concepts of philosophy while still holding a bucket of popcorn. Mark Rowlands makes philosophy utterly relevant to our everyday lives and reveals its most potent messages using nothing more than a little humor and the plotlines of some of the most spectacular, expensive, high-octane films on the planet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn 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. A search for knowledge about ourselves and the world around us with a star-studded cast that includes: Tom Cruise, Plato, Harrison Ford, Immanuel Kant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigourney Weaver, Rene? Descartes, and Keanu Reeves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRowlands anchors his discussions in easily understood everyday terms and relates them in a manner easy to identify with. Interspersed with a ready joke or two, he wonderfully explains why those SciFi movies we love so much are much deeper than they appear to be on the surface. Mark Rowlands's entertaining and stimulating guide is perfect for anyone searching for knowledge of the world around us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Keanu can understand Descartes surely everyone can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Rowlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.57h x 5.54w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312322366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Rowlands\u003c\/b\u003e received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford and then went to work in the United States for seven years teaching philosophy. Victim of too many parties, he decided to move to Ireland to do nothing except write philosophy and surf. Seven years later he moved to Devon, where he currently works as the director of the Centre for Philosophical Social Sciences at the University of Exeter. He is the author of seven previous philosophy books including \u003ci\u003eThe Body in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnimals Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39955418120307,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_10cc876c-fdb1-4db7-80fe-66857f4aed69.jpg?v=1648651484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sci-phi-philosophy-from-socrates-to-schwarzenegger-9780312322366","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}