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Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 5
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien's...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 9
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and for the most discerning muggles. Individual chapters look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic;...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 15
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Pushing through some mothballed fur coats in a wardrobe in a disused room of an old London house, Lucy and the other Pevensie children found themselves in a strange and wonderful country, populated by creatures unknown in our world. Philosophy, too, can take us into a magical new place with its own peculiar delights and dangers. Here twenty-four philosophers and Narnia fans relate some of the things they have witnessed in the weird world of Narnia...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 87
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book examines the spiritual subtext and dark comedic elements of the television program Adventure Time.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 86
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The drama-comedy show Girls -- often under-rated by being perceived as Sex and the City for the Millennial generation -- has made TV history and provoked controversy for its pitilessly accurate portrayal of four oddly sympathetic twenty-something female characters, notable for their self-absorption, empathy deficits, and ineptitude with relationships. Among other breakthroughs, it is the first show to depict the sex act among the alienated young as...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 110
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Hamilton and Philosophy, professional thinkers expose, examine, and ponder the deep and controversial implications of this runaway hit Broadway musical. One cluster of questions relates to the matter of historical accuracy in relation to entertainment. To what extent is Hamilton genuine history, or is it more a reflection of America today than in the eighteenth century? What happens when history becomes dramatic art, and is some falsification of...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 23
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of philosophical essays about the fictional world of James Bond as seen in Ian Fleming's novels and the ongoing film series. Issues addressed include existentialism and the good life, crime and punishment, gender politics, the cold war and nuclear proliferation, and human interrelation with technology"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 71
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Few novels have had more influence on individuals and literary culture than J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1951 and intended by Salinger for adults (early drafts were published in the New Yorker and Colliers), the novel quickly became championed by youth who identified with the awkwardness and alienation of the novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Since then the book and its reclusive author have been fixtures of both popular...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 68
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them. The Walking Dead is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse is unique. It focuses on the long-term individual, social, and moral consequences of survival by small groups of humans...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 36
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Chapters address philosophical aspects of the video game The Legend of Zelda and video game culture in general"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 25
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of essays explores philosophical aspects of the Beatles' music, lyrics, and political acitivities. Topics addressed include: skepticism and epistemology, the philosophy of love, altered consciousness and drug culture, and Marxism and social philosophy"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 67
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Breaking Bad, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution, he risks losing his family altogether because of his...
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