This may feel a little freaky

Sarah Castell and James Parsons

This paper describes a philosophical conflict that is underway and present at all levels of our culture today.

This may feel a little freaky

We are going into the MATRIX

Sarah CastellFlamingoandJames ParsonsFlamingo

INTRODUCTION

This paper is written in the autumn of the first year of the new millennium. Westerners now live in societies in which, more than ever, individuals evaluate their relationship with the world around them in terms of their status primarily as consumers of goods.

In this context, we have identified a new conflict between two distinct philosophical frameworks, a conflict that is being played out on all cultural levels. This is a conflict that we are seeing reflected in art,...

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