Редактирование: Deus Ex/en (раздел)

=== Political Philosophy ===

Numerous overt and implicit references are made to political philosophy throughout the series.

The Morpheus AI in <i>Deus Ex</i> likens the social functions of [[surveillance]] with divine judgement, noting human desire to be seen and participate in larger groups.<ref name="youtube-morpheus-conversation">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-bijO3uEw Morpheus Conversation] on YouTube</ref>  This is extrapolated further in <i>Invisible War</i>, when JC Denton/Helios explains his plan for a just and desirable [[singleton]] world government, directly quoting <i>Democracy in America</i> by Alexis de Tocqueville and citing his conceptualization of an all-knowing "mind of God" as an ideal administrator, thoroughly knowledgeable of all circumstances and incapable of generalized approximations of justice.<ref name="youtube-jc-dentons-plan">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBeoreJr4Yc JC Denton's Plan] on YouTube</ref>