Day Two: The Matrix, Seminar, and Minecraft Response

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by Juan Reyes

Day 2 of the course delved into the topic of Plato's Cave Allegory in a more modern context. We began the day by discussing the ideas and concepts in the critically acclaimed movie The Matrix and sought to see how those concepts could be related to ideas and theories in the subject of philosophy as a whole. Following this, we sat down in the science lab to watch the aforementioned movie. The Matrix depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, which intelligent machines have created to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source.

Prediscussion regarding philosophical contexts

The Matrix Movie Poster

 The second half of the day was spent in the world of Minecraft, beginning to craft our responses to Plato's Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix, as it relates to the subject of philosophy. Although we weren't able to completely finish our projects, we still got to get familiar with the program and test out some ideas. I've posted some images of the builds in progress below:










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