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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy
Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
Av James B. South, William Irwin
Häftad, 2003
305 kr
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Designed by writer Joss Whedon as a multilevel story with most of its meanings deeply buried in heaps of heavy irony, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has replaced the "X-Files" as the show that explains to Americans the nature of the powerful forces of evil continually threatening to surge into a world …
Rick and Morty and Philosophy
In the Beginning Was the Squanch
Av Lester C. ABesamis, Wayne Yuen
Häftad, 2019
189 kr
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The adult-oriented science-fiction cartoon series Rick and Morty, shown on Cartoon Network as part of its late-night Adult Swim feature, is famous for its nihilistic anti-hero Rick Sanchez. Rick is a character who rejects God, religion, and meaning, but who embraces science and technology.This …
Westworld and Philosophy
Mind Equals Blown
Av Richard Greene, Joshua Heter
Häftad, 2018
189 kr
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In Westworld and Philosophy, philosophers of diverse orientations and backgrounds offer their penetrating insights into the questions raised by the popular TV show, Westworld.● Is it wrong for Dr. Robert Ford (played by Anthony Hopkins) to “play God” in controlling the lives of the hosts, and if …
Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
Av Gregory Bassham, Eric Bronson
Häftad, 2003
311 kr
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"The Lord of the Rings" is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards, orcs, hobbits and elves was aimed at truth and good morals in the actual world. Analysis of the popular appeal of "The …
Jurassic Park and Philosophy
The Truth Is Terrifying
Av Nicolas Michaud, Jessica Watkins
Häftad, 2014
282 kr
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Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it's true that "Life will find a way," should we …
Matrix and Philosophy
Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Häftad, 2002
166 kr
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Is the world around us truly as it appears or are we inert bodies in tanks, our brains subjected to electronic stimulation creating a make-believe world of hallucination? The Keanu Reeves cult sci-fi movie, The Matrix, vividly conveyed the excitement and the horror of a fake world made of nothing …
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy
Being and Awesomeness
Häftad, 2014
242 kr
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Like philosophy itself, How I Met Your Mother has everyone thinking. Have you ever wondered why you identify so strongly with Barney despite the fact that he's such a douche? Or why your life story doesn't make sense until you know the ending--or at least, the middle? Or where the Bro Code came …
Beatles and Philosophy
Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk
Av Michael Baur, Steven A. Baur
Häftad, 2006
240 kr
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The most popular musical group of all time, the Beatles also brought serious thought to the bubble gum-scented world of pop and rock music, with adventurous, profound, and sometimes mysterious lyrics that veered from the deliberate absurdity of I Am the Walrus” to the rosy Rousseau-like fantasy of …
Blade Runner 2049 and Philosophy
This Breaks the World
Av Robin Bunce, Trip McCrossin
Häftad, 2019
189 kr
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Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 sequel to the 1982 movie Blade Runner, about a world in which some human-looking replicants have become dangerous, so that other human-looking replicants, as well as humans, have the job of hunting down the dangerous models and “retiring” (destroying) them. Both films …
Star Wars and Philosophy
More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
Av Kevin S. Decker, Jason T. Eberl m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
185 kr
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The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and …
Hitchcock and Philosophy
Dial M for Metaphysics
Av David Baggett, William A. Drumin
Häftad, 2007
255 kr
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The shower scene in Psycho; Cary Grant running for his life through a cornfield; innocent” birds lined up on a fence waiting, watching these seminal cinematic moments are as real to moviegoers as their own lives. But what makes them so? What deeper forces are at work in Hitchcock’s films that so …
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
How to Philosophize with a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch
Av Richard Greene, K. Silem Mohammad
Häftad, 2008
247 kr
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The films of Quentin Tarantino are ripe for philosophical speculation, raising compelling questions about justice and ethics, violence and aggression, the nature of causality, and the flow of time. In this witty collection of articles, no subject is too taboo for the writers to tackle. From an …
Pink Floyd and Philosophy
Careful with that Axiom, Eugene!
Häftad, 2008
282 kr
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Pink Floyd’s sound and light shows in the 1960s defined psychedelia, but their later recordings combined rock, orchestral music, literature, and philosophy. Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall ignored pop music’s usual strictures to focus on themes of madness, despair, brutality, and alienation. …
Star Trek and Philosophy
The Wrath of Kant
Av Kevin S. Decker, Jason T. Eberl
Häftad, 2008
282 kr
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Take a trip on the Starship Enterprise before the "Star Trek" film teleports itself into cinemas. The spirit of exploration that characterizes "Star Trek"'s various television and cinematic incarnations is also the driving force behind philosophical inquiry throughout human history. "Star Trek and …
Martial Arts and Philosophy
Beating and Nothingness
Av Graham Priest, Damon A. Young
Häftad, 2010
270 kr
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Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest …
Dune and Philosophy
Weirding Way of the Mentat
Häftad, 2011
247 kr
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Frank Herbert's Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time; the original book and its numerous sequels have transported millions of readers into the alternate reality of the Duniverse. Dune and Philosophy raises intriguing questions about the Duniverse in ways that will be …
Inception and Philosophy
Ideas to Die For
Häftad, 2011
391 kr
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You have to go deeper. Inception is more than just a nail-biting heist story, more than just one of the greatest movies of all time. The latest neuroscience and philosophy of mind tell us that shared dreams and the invasion of dreams may soon become reality. Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die …
Deadpool and Philosophy
My Common Sense Is Tingling
Av Nicolas Michaud, Jacob Thomas May
Häftad, 2017
189 kr
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Deadpool is the super-anti-hero who knows he's in a comic book. His unique situation and blood-stained history give rise to many philosophical puzzles. A group of philosophical Deadpool fans delve into these puzzles in Deadpool and Philosophy. For instance, if you know that someone is writing the …
X-Files and Philosophy
The Truth Is in Here
Av Robert Arp
Häftad, 2017
409 kr
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In The X-Files and Philosophy, thirty-six fearless philosophers seek for the truth which is out there, in here, at least somewhere, or (as the postmodernists claim) nowhere. One big issue is whether the weird and unexplained happenings, including the existence of entities unknown to traditional …
South Park and Philosophy
Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating
Häftad, 2007
240 kr
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone's long-running Comedy Central hit cartoon South Park has been equally cheered and reviled for its edgy humor, poited satire of current events and celebrities, and all-around obnoxiousness. But is there more to Kyle, the lonely Jew, Timmy and the Crips, Cartman's …
His Dark Materials and Philosophy
Av Richard Greene, Rachel Robison-Greene
Häftad, 2020
189 kr
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The new TV series, His Dark Materials, is based on the series of novels by Philip Pullman, depicting a young girl’s adventures in an imaginary world with similarities and dissimilarities to our own. The story tells of world domination by a religious body, the Magisterium, with malevolent …
Simpsons and Philosophy
The D'oh! of Homer
Av William Irwin, Mark T. Conard m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
305 kr
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A light-hearted introduction to philosophy through the antics of the Simpsons, television's animated family. These essays on the silly, absurd, hyper-ironic and strangely philosophical world that is Springfield - the town without a state - explore philosophy and the major philosophers of Western …
Seinfeld and Philosophy
A Book about Everything and Nothing
Häftad, 1999
247 kr
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This entertaining but thought provoking collection uses "Seinfeld" episodes to introduce readers to important concepts in philosophy. Some essays are devoted to single characters, asking questions such as "Did Jerry, like Socrates, lead an examined life?" Others explore philosophical issues raised …
Twin Peaks and Philosophy
That's Damn Fine Philosophy!
Av Richard Greene, Rachel Robison-Greene
Häftad, 2018
189 kr
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2017 saw the triumphant return of the weird and haunting TV show Twin Peaks, with most of the original cast, after a gap of twenty-five years. Twin Peaks and Philosophy finally answers that puzzling question: What is Twin Peaks really about?Twin Peaks is about evil in various forms, and poses the …
Woody Allen and Philosophy
[You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?]
Av Mark T. Conard, Aeon J. Skoble m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
166 kr
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Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care? Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones of Anne …
Harry Potter and Philosophy
If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts
Av David Baggett, Shawn E. Klein m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
201 kr
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In 'Harry Potter and Philosophy', 17 philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles
Tom Petty and Philosophy
We Need to Know
Av Randall E. Auxier, Megan Volpert
Häftad, 2019
189 kr
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"Seventeen curious, well-tuned writers (they’re fans, too) turn their philosophical attention to Tom Petty in this intellectually rigorous and wildly fun ‘little box set of big ideas’. In his hits, deep cuts, and videos they find complexity, ideas, and plenty of questions—plus some answers—about …
Stranger Things and Philosophy
Thus Spake the Demogorgon
Av Jeffrey A. Ewing, Andrew M. Winters
Häftad, 2019
189 kr
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Stranger Things and Philosophy is an important book, the first of its kind to examine the fantastical world of this award-winning, widely beloved, phenomenal show with a philosophical lens. This is important precisely because the show rests so heavily on a complex and thought-provoking mythos based …
Good Place and Philosophy
Av Steven A. Benko, Andrew Pavelich
Häftad, 2019
189 kr
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The Good Place is a fantasy-comedy TV show about the afterlife. Eleanor dies and finds herself in the Good Place, which she understands must be mistake, since she has been anything but good. In the surprise twist ending to Season One, it is revealed that this is really the Bad Place, but the demon …
Mister Rogers and Philosophy
Av Eric J. Mohr, Holly K. Mohr
Häftad, 2019
183 kr
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which began as The Children’s Corner in 1953 and terminated in 2001, left its mark on America.The show’s message of kindness, simplicity, and individual uniqueness made Rogers a beloved personality, while also provoking some criticism because, by arguing that everyone …
