Module 1
Plato & Descartes
Anchor scene
The cave and the demon
In this module
- Allegory of the cave
- Cartesian skepticism
- Brain-in-a-vat
The Matrix is a doorway to Plato, Descartes, and modern simulation arguments. Use the trilogy to teach metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and ideology critique — carefully, because the metaphor gets misused.
Modules
Module 1
Anchor scene
The cave and the demon
In this module
Course outcomes