Brain in a vat
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In philosophy, the brain in a vat is a scenario used in a variety of thought experiments intended to draw out certain features of human conceptions of knowledge, reality, truth, mind, consciousness, a
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A poster for the film The Brain That Wouldn't Die, 1962
The Matrix (franchise)
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The Matrix is an American cyberpunk media franchise consisting of four feature films, beginning with The Matrix and continuing with three sequels, Reloaded, Revolutions, and Resurrections. The first t
Brain in a vat
…is either false or meaningless. Considered a cornerstone of semantic externalism, the argument produced significant literature, and works such as The Matrix franchise are considered inspired by Putnam's argument. Putnam's argument is based on the causal theory of reference, where a word describing a spatio-temporal…
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