George A. Dunn is Lecturer at the University of Indianapolis, USA, and the Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China. A writer on pop culture and philosophy, Dunn is the editor of Veronica Mars and Philosophy (2014) and co-editor of Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy (2013), The Hunger Games and Philosophy (2012), and True Blood and Philosophy (2010).William Irwin (series editor) is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College, USA. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as co-editor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen titles including House and Philosophy, Batman and Philosophy, and South Park and Philosophy.

• Acknowledgments: I See These People viiiIntroduction: Time to Wake Up 1George A. DunnPart I Seeing Eywa: “I’m With Her, Jake. She’s Real!” 51 The Silence of Our Mother: Eywa as the Voice of Feminine Care Ethics 7George A. Dunn and Nicolas Michaud2 “Eywa Will Provide”: Pantheism, Christianity, and the Value of Nature 19Jason T. Eberl3 The Tantra of Avatar 36Asra Q. NomaniPart II Seeing the Na’vi: “You Will Teach Him Our Ways” 49 4 Learning to See the Na’vi 51Stephanie Adair5 It Doesn’t Take an Avatar: How to Empathize with a Blue-Skinned Alien 62Andrew Terjesen6 “I See You” through a Glass Darkly: Avatar and the Limits of Empathy 74Massimiliano CappuccioPart III Seeing Nature: “Try to See the Forest through Her Eyes” 877 Seeing the Na’vi Way: Respecting Life and Mind in All Organisms 89Kyle Burchett8 They’re Not Just Goddamn Trees: Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature and the Avatar of Spirit 104James Lawler9 “Everything Is Backwards Now”: Avatar, Anthropocentrism, and Relational Reason 115Jeremy David Bendik-KeymerPart IV Seeing Our Bodies: “They’ve Got Great Muscle Tone” 12510 The Identity of Avatars and Na’vi Wisdom 127Kevin S. Decker11 “I Got This”: Disability, Stigma, and Jake Sully’s Rejected Body 139Ryan Smock12 “See the World We Come From”: Spiritual versus Technological Transcendence in Avatar 151Dan DinelloPart V Seeing Our Political Communities: “Sky People Cannot See” 16513 “We Will Fight Terror with Terror”: Avatar and Just War Theory 167Joseph J. Foy14 The Community and the Individual in Avatar 180Dale Murray15 Avatar and Colonialism 190Nathan EckstrandPart VI Seeing Our Ethical Responsibilities: “Sometimes Your Entire Life Boils Down to One Insane Move” 20116 “All That Cheddar”: Lessons in Business Ethics from the RDA Corporation 203Matthew Brophy17 “We Have an Indigenous Population of Humanoids Called the Na’vi”: Native American Philosophy in Avatar 215Dennis Knepp18 I See Animals: The Na’vi and Respect for Other Creatures 226Wayne YuenPart VII Seeing the Movie: “You Are Not Gonna Believe Where I Am” 23919 The Digital Cabinet of Curiosities: Avatar and the Phenomenology of 3D Worlds 241Robert Furze and Pat BreretonNotes on Contributors: Our Avatar Drivers 252Index: My Last Video Log 258

George A. Dunn is Lecturer at the University of Indianapolis, USA, and the Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China. A writer on pop culture and philosophy, Dunn is the editor of Veronica Mars and Philosophy (2014) and co-editor of Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy (2013), The Hunger Games and Philosophy (2012), and True Blood and Philosophy (2010).William Irwin (series editor) is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College, USA. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as co-editor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen titles including House and Philosophy, Batman and Philosophy, and South Park and Philosophy.

• Acknowledgments: I See These People viiiIntroduction: Time to Wake Up 1George A. DunnPart I Seeing Eywa: “I’m With Her, Jake. She’s Real!” 51 The Silence of Our Mother: Eywa as the Voice of Feminine Care Ethics 7George A. Dunn and Nicolas Michaud2 “Eywa Will Provide”: Pantheism, Christianity, and the Value of Nature 19Jason T. Eberl3 The Tantra of Avatar 36Asra Q. NomaniPart II Seeing the Na’vi: “You Will Teach Him Our Ways” 49 4 Learning to See the Na’vi 51Stephanie Adair5 It Doesn’t Take an Avatar: How to Empathize with a Blue-Skinned Alien 62Andrew Terjesen6 “I See You” through a Glass Darkly: Avatar and the Limits of Empathy 74Massimiliano CappuccioPart III Seeing Nature: “Try to See the Forest through Her Eyes” 877 Seeing the Na’vi Way: Respecting Life and Mind in All Organisms 89Kyle Burchett8 They’re Not Just Goddamn Trees: Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature and the Avatar of Spirit 104James Lawler9 “Everything Is Backwards Now”: Avatar, Anthropocentrism, and Relational Reason 115Jeremy David Bendik-KeymerPart IV Seeing Our Bodies: “They’ve Got Great Muscle Tone” 12510 The Identity of Avatars and Na’vi Wisdom 127Kevin S. Decker11 “I Got This”: Disability, Stigma, and Jake Sully’s Rejected Body 139Ryan Smock12 “See the World We Come From”: Spiritual versus Technological Transcendence in Avatar 151Dan DinelloPart V Seeing Our Political Communities: “Sky People Cannot See” 16513 “We Will Fight Terror with Terror”: Avatar and Just War Theory 167Joseph J. Foy14 The Community and the Individual in Avatar 180Dale Murray15 Avatar and Colonialism 190Nathan EckstrandPart VI Seeing Our Ethical Responsibilities: “Sometimes Your Entire Life Boils Down to One Insane Move” 20116 “All That Cheddar”: Lessons in Business Ethics from the RDA Corporation 203Matthew Brophy17 “We Have an Indigenous Population of Humanoids Called the Na’vi”: Native American Philosophy in Avatar 215Dennis Knepp18 I See Animals: The Na’vi and Respect for Other Creatures 226Wayne YuenPart VII Seeing the Movie: “You Are Not Gonna Believe Where I Am” 23919 The Digital Cabinet of Curiosities: Avatar and the Phenomenology of 3D Worlds 241Robert Furze and Pat BreretonNotes on Contributors: Our Avatar Drivers 252Index: My Last Video Log 258

George A. Dunn is Lecturer at the University of Indianapolis, USA, and the Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China. A writer on pop culture and philosophy, Dunn is the editor of Veronica Mars and Philosophy (2014) and co-editor of Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy (2013), The Hunger Games and Philosophy (2012), and True Blood and Philosophy (2010).William Irwin (series editor) is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College, USA. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as co-editor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen titles including House and Philosophy, Batman and Philosophy, and South Park and Philosophy.

• Acknowledgments: I See These People viiiIntroduction: Time to Wake Up 1George A. DunnPart I Seeing Eywa: “I’m With Her, Jake. She’s Real!” 51 The Silence of Our Mother: Eywa as the Voice of Feminine Care Ethics 7George A. Dunn and Nicolas Michaud2 “Eywa Will Provide”: Pantheism, Christianity, and the Value of Nature 19Jason T. Eberl3 The Tantra of Avatar 36Asra Q. NomaniPart II Seeing the Na’vi: “You Will Teach Him Our Ways” 49 4 Learning to See the Na’vi 51Stephanie Adair5 It Doesn’t Take an Avatar: How to Empathize with a Blue-Skinned Alien 62Andrew Terjesen6 “I See You” through a Glass Darkly: Avatar and the Limits of Empathy 74Massimiliano CappuccioPart III Seeing Nature: “Try to See the Forest through Her Eyes” 877 Seeing the Na’vi Way: Respecting Life and Mind in All Organisms 89Kyle Burchett8 They’re Not Just Goddamn Trees: Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature and the Avatar of Spirit 104James Lawler9 “Everything Is Backwards Now”: Avatar, Anthropocentrism, and Relational Reason 115Jeremy David Bendik-KeymerPart IV Seeing Our Bodies: “They’ve Got Great Muscle Tone” 12510 The Identity of Avatars and Na’vi Wisdom 127Kevin S. Decker11 “I Got This”: Disability, Stigma, and Jake Sully’s Rejected Body 139Ryan Smock12 “See the World We Come From”: Spiritual versus Technological Transcendence in Avatar 151Dan DinelloPart V Seeing Our Political Communities: “Sky People Cannot See” 16513 “We Will Fight Terror with Terror”: Avatar and Just War Theory 167Joseph J. Foy14 The Community and the Individual in Avatar 180Dale Murray15 Avatar and Colonialism 190Nathan EckstrandPart VI Seeing Our Ethical Responsibilities: “Sometimes Your Entire Life Boils Down to One Insane Move” 20116 “All That Cheddar”: Lessons in Business Ethics from the RDA Corporation 203Matthew Brophy17 “We Have an Indigenous Population of Humanoids Called the Na’vi”: Native American Philosophy in Avatar 215Dennis Knepp18 I See Animals: The Na’vi and Respect for Other Creatures 226Wayne YuenPart VII Seeing the Movie: “You Are Not Gonna Believe Where I Am” 23919 The Digital Cabinet of Curiosities: Avatar and the Phenomenology of 3D Worlds 241Robert Furze and Pat BreretonNotes on Contributors: Our Avatar Drivers 252Index: My Last Video Log 258