Like A Splinter In Your Mind

Author : Matt Lawrence
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1405125241

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Like a Splinter in Your Mind by Matt Lawrence Pdf

Like a Splinter in Your Mind leads readers through the myriad of philosophical themes within the Matrix trilogy, helping them to gain a better understanding of the films and of philosophy itself. Offers a way into philosophy through the Matrix films. Covers thirteen of the biggest philosophical questions in thirteen self-sufficient chapters suitable for course use. Demonstrates how each of these questions is illustrated through the events and characters of the films. Considers whether sentient machines are possible, and whether we should expect them to face the same existentialist issues that we do. Familiarises readers with key issues in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, race and gender, existentialism, Taoism and mysticism. Includes a chapter that explains some of the technical elements of the films and confusing aspects of the plot. Also includes a Matrix glossary, and a cast of characters and their related symbolism.

Author : Matt Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Matrix (Motion picture)
ISBN : OCLC:1359003726

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Like a Splinter in Your Mind by Matt Lawrence Pdf

Author : Jeffrey McDaniel
Publisher : Manic D Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781933149486

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Splinter Factory by Jeffrey McDaniel Pdf

Whether Jeffrey McDaniel is denouncing insomnia ("4,000 A.M."), exploring family tragedy ("Ghost Townhouse"), or celebrating love and lust ("The Biology of Numbers"), his writing is original and provocative. A noted poet, McDaniel has appeared on ABC’s Nightline and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. "Wild, fierce, irreverent, full of praise and lament, and deeply, intensely human." — Thomas Lux

Author : Alan Dean Foster
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307795465

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Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars Legends by Alan Dean Foster Pdf

Luke Skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to follow Princess Leia on her mission to the planet Circarpous. But he discovered that hidden on the planet was the Kaiburr crystal, a mysterious gem that would give the one who possessed it such powers over the Force that he would be all but invincible. In the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly. So Luke had to find this treasure and find it fast.... Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Author : Danyl McLauchlan
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781776563982

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Tranquillity and Ruin by Danyl McLauchlan Pdf

Danyl McLauchlan wanted to get closer to the hidden truth of things. But it was starting to look like the hidden truth of things was that nothing was real, everything was suffering, and he didn't really exist.In these essays Danyl explores ideas and paths that he hopes will make him freer and happier &– or, at least, less trapped, less medicated and less depressed. He stays at a monastery and meditates for eight hours a day. He spends time with members of a new global movement who try to figure out how to do the most possible good in the world. He reads forbiddingly complex papers on neuroscience and continental philosophy and shovels clay with a Buddhist monk until his hands bleed. He tries to catch a bus. Tranquillity and Ruin is a light-hearted contemplation of madness, uncertainty and doom. It's about how, despite everything we think we know about who we are, we can still be surprised by ourselves.'There are passages you'll read multiple times, not because it's difficult or obfuscating, but because it's complicated, and beautiful in the way that all complicated things are beautiful.' —Alie Benge, The Spinoff'An incisive exploration of what makes us human, from one of the

Author : Ivan Brunetti
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300172591

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Cartooning by Ivan Brunetti Pdf

Provides lessons on the art of cartooning along with information on terminology, tools, techniques, and theory.

Author : Gregory A. Boyd,Al Larson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801065330

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Escaping the Matrix by Gregory A. Boyd,Al Larson Pdf

Examines a Christian's thought process and teaches how to transform it to reach a deeper life in Christ, through the vehicles of The Matrix film characters.

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802190932

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Splinter the Silence by Val McDermid Pdf

The bestselling “Queen of Crime reigns again” when a profiler and an ex-cop investigate the suspicious deaths of women targeted by Internet trolls (Independent, UK). From the international bestselling author of The Mermaids Singing and The Wire in the Blood comes the ninth installment of her beloved series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and former DCI Carol Jordan . . . Vicious online attacks seem to be driving outspoken women to silence themselves through suicide. Yet for profiler Tony Hill, who knows a thing or two about patterns in human behavior, something doesn’t add up. Carol Jordan, meanwhile, is too busy tackling her own demons to think about a potential serial killer. But when she gets an opportunity for a second chance, it’s game on. This time around, though, the stakes have never been higher. One of the Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2015

Author : Mike Brooks
Publisher : Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786185051

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The Splinter King by Mike Brooks Pdf

The world fractures as a dead god rises... Darel, dragon knight and the new leader of Black Keep, must travel to the palace of the God-King to beg for the lives of his people. But in the capital of Narida, Marin and his warrior husband will be drawn into a palace coup, and Princess Tila will resort to murder to keep her hold on power. In the far reaches of the kingdom an heir in exile is hunted by assassins, rumours of a rival God-King abound, and daemonic forces from across the seas draw ever nearer...

Author : Emily Bain Murphy
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780358142737

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Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy Pdf

"In nineteenth-century Copenhagen, an orphaned seamstress goes to work for a retired ballerina and uses her magic to investigate her father's mysterious death while working for the same family years ago"--

Author : Andrea Long Chu
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788737395

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Females by Andrea Long Chu Pdf

One of today’s most original thinkers on gender offers a provocative take on the current feminist movement, exploring “desire as the force shaping our identifies, the paradoxes of liberation politics, and her own gender transition” (Bookforum). “[Females] is always smart, sometimes sincere, and unpredictable about when it will pinch your arm or clutch its nails around your heart.” —Vice Everyone is female, and everyone hates it. Females is Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless politics, the smothering embrace of gender and the punishing force of desire. Drawing inspiration from a forgotten play by Valerie Solanas—the woman who wrote the SCUM Manifesto and shot Andy Warhol—Chu aims her searing wit and surgical intuition at targets ranging from performance art to psychoanalysis, incels to porn. She even has a few barbs reserved for feminists like herself. Each step of the way, she defends the indefensible claim that femaleness is less a biological state and more a fatal existential condition that afflicts the entire human race—men, women, and everyone else. Or maybe she’s just projecting. A thrilling new voice who has been credited with launching the “second wave” of trans studies, Chu shows readers how to write for your life, baring her innermost self with a morbid sense of humor and a mordant kind of hope.

Author : Kevin Sylvester
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770490901

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Splinters by Kevin Sylvester Pdf

Cindy Winters loves to play hockey. When her family's basement apartment is flooded and the floor freezes, she's even happy to skate on the concrete. Her parents are too poor to enroll her in a league, but she's resourceful and does odd jobs until she has earned enough money to play. Armed with her mother's old equipment, she is thrilled to join a team. But her happiness doesn't last long. Among her teammates are the horrible Blister Sisters. They make her life miserable. And worse, Cindy's sidelined by the coach, who just happens to be Mrs. Blister. It looks like she'll be spending the season cleaning equipment, instead of playing on the ice. Cindy's luck changes when her Fairy Goaltender appears and saves the day. With its great good humor and hilarious illustrations, Kevin Sylvester's Splinters is bound to become a favorite.

Author : Ashley Dyer
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062797711

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Splinter in the Blood by Ashley Dyer Pdf

A propulsive debut suspense novel, filled with secrets, nerve-jangling tension, perplexing mystery, and cold-blooded murder, in which a police officer on the hunt for a macabre serial killer is brutally attacked, and only his partner knows the truth about what happened—and who did it. After months of hunting a ruthless murderer that the press has dubbed the Thorn Killer, Detective Greg Carver is shot in his own home. His trusted partner, Ruth Lake, is alone with him. Yet instead of calling for help, she rearranges the crime scene and wipes the room clean of prints. But Carver isn’t dead. Awakening in the hospital, Carver has no memory of being shot, but is certain that his assailant is the Thorn Killer. Though there’s no evidence to support his claim, Carver insists the attack is retaliation, an attempt to scare the detective off the psychopath’s scent because he was getting too close. Trapped in a hospital bed and still very weak, Carver finds his obsession growing. He’s desperate to get back to work and finally nail the bastard, before more innocent blood is spilled. One person knows the truth and she’s not talking. She’s also now leading the Thorn Killer investigation while Carver recuperates. It doesn’t matter that Carver and the rest of the force are counting on her, and that more victims’ lives are at stake. Ruth is keeping a deadly secret, and she’ll cross every line—sacrificing her colleagues, her career, and maybe even her own life—to keep it from surfacing. Utterly engrossing and filled with masterfully crafted surprises, Splinter in the Blood is a propulsive roller coaster ride filled with deception, perplexing mystery, and cold-blooded murder.

Author : Shauna Niequist
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310328162

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Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist Pdf

A personal memoir explores the intertwined natures of happiness and sadness, discussing how bitter experiences balance out the sweetness in life and how change can be an opportunity for growth and a function of God's graciousness.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191605062

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The First Philosophers by Anonim Pdf

The first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. But their enterprise was by no means limited to this proto-scientific task. Through, for instance, Heraclitus' enigmatic sayings, the poetry of Parmenides and Empedocles, and Zeno's paradoxes, the Western world was introduced to metaphysics, rationalist theology, ethics, and logic, by thinkers who often seem to be mystics or shamans as much as philosophers or scientists in the modern mould. And out of the Sophists' reflections on human beings and their place in the world arose and interest in language, and in political, moral, and social philosophy. This volume contains a translation of all the most important fragments of the Presocratics and Sophists, and of the most informative testimonia from ancient sources, supplemented by lucid commentary. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.