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The Matrix [1999] [DVD]
1.  The Matrix [1999] [DVD] DVD ~ Keanu Reeves
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  "This is where to begin. Once you have watched this film you will never be the same. It has philosophy, religion, and kung-fu."
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Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in "The Matrix": Science, Philosophy and Religion in "The Matrix"
2.  Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in "The Matrix": Science, Philosophy and Religion in "The Matrix" by David Gerrold
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  "Once you've watched the film you will want to understand all that influenced the Wachowski Brothers this is a great starting point. It will introduce you to Descartes,Plato,Postmodernism,Ray Kurtzweil"
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Axiomatic
3.  Axiomatic by Greg Egan
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  "Egan is the man when it comes to concepts of existance and consciousness, AI and what it really means to be human.  You can read these short storys over and over and find something new every time."
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Simulacra and Simulation (The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism)
4.  Simulacra and Simulation (The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism) by Jean Baudrillard
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  "The great Baudrillard, who is the leading writers of postmodernism. when you read this you realise the illusions in the media and the control it has on society."
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Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines
5.  Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines by Kevin Kelly
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  "This book is writen so its easy to understand decribes the ideas of where technology will go in the next 30 years, subjects like"
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Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Penguin Classics)
6.  Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Penguin Classics) by Rene Descartes
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  "I think, there for i am Descartes wanted to eliminate the uncertainties in philosophy, and make it more like the "certainties" of mathematics"
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "1984 is one of those books that you seem to keep refering to, especialy at this present time when the Goverments are trying to bring to laws in to track our cars, give us all ID cards ect."
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Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World
8.  Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World by Kevin Kelly
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  "This book is writen so its easy to underand and decribes the ideas of where technology will go in the next 30 years, subjects like Hive Mind, Coevolution, Emergence, Network Economics."
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Gattaca [DVD] [1998]
9.  Gattaca [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Ethan Hawke
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  "This is a great film and so under rated, Its about what it would be like in the near future when designer babys becomes the norm. And what kinda effects it will have for humanity."
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The Day The Earth Stood Still [DVD]
10.  The Day The Earth Stood Still [DVD] DVD ~ Michael Rennie
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The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
11.  The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Kurt Vonnegut
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Neuromancer
12.  Neuromancer by William Gibson
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  "Neuromancer  highly influenced The Matrix."
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TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information
13.  TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information by Erik Davis
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Altered Carbon (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
14.  Altered Carbon (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Richard Morgan
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  "A great first book by  Morgan which has some great ideas."
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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
15.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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Akira - The Ultimate Collection [1991] [DVD]
16.  Akira - The Ultimate Collection [1991] [DVD] DVD ~ Nozomu Sasaki
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Ghost in the Shell [DVD] [1995]
17.  Ghost in the Shell [DVD] [1995] DVD ~ Atsuko Tanaka
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I, Robot
18.  I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
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Existenz [DVD] [1999]
19.  Existenz [DVD] [1999] DVD ~ Jude Law
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The Republic (Penguin Classics)
20.  The Republic (Penguin Classics) by Plato
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Permutation City
21.  Permutation City by Greg Egan
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The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics)
22.  The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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