Reading Suggestions ( 2009 – 2010 )
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Introductions to Philosophy There are many good introductions to philosophy: [21], [51] and [1] have the advantage of being short and cheap. There are a few books [42, 10, 33] that introduce philosophical ideas by analysing films which raise philosophical issues. One of the advantages of these books is that they allow you to say that you are doing valuable research for this module while watching one of the films they discuss. Amongst the films discussed in these books are: The Matrix, Total Recall, Memento, Gattaca, Hilary and Jackie, The Seventh Seal, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Frankenstein, Blade Runner and Lord of the Rings.
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