Supernatural and Philosophy

Metaphysics and Monsters ... for Idjits

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Galen A. Foresman, USA) Foresman, Galen A. (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, William Irwin, Galen A Foresman

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No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe have had their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and most gruesome battles are contained in this book. Think Lucifer was diabolically clever? Think again. No son is more wayward than the one who squanders his intellect and academic career pursuing questions as poignant as “Half-awesome? That’s full-on good, right?” Gathered here for the first time since the formation of Purgatory, a collection of research so arcane and horrific that it would make even the late, great Bobby Singer blush. Supernatural and Philosophy tackles all the big ideas in the long-running hit show Supernatural, covering thorny issues in a fun and accessible way. Even those unfamiliar with the show will find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, and Lucifer. A unique collection of insights into the many philosophical, religious, and paranormal topics in the hit TV show, SupernaturalAccessible treatment of thorny issues for a general audienceWritten by philosophical fans of the show, for philosophical fans of the showThose unfamiliar with the show will still find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, Lucifer, and Good and EvilContributors tackle issues ranging from the biological classifications of monsters, to the epistemological problems of ghost hunting

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-09-27
Mått153 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt277 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBlackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Antal sidor216
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781118615959

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Galen A. Foresman is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he teaches ethics and critical thinking. He is the author of “Why Batman Is Better than Superman” in Batman and Philosophy (Wiley, 2008) and "What’s Wrong with Camping?" in Halo and Philosophy (2011). William Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including Superman and Philosophy, Black Sabbath and Philosophy, and Spider-Man and Philosophy.

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: Codename: GhostPhacers 1Part One Of Monsters and Morals 51 Are Monsters Members of the Moral Community? 7Nathan Stout2 Aristotle’s Metaphysics of Monsters and Why We Love Supernatural 16Galen A. Foresman and Francis Tobienne, Jr.3 Hunters, Warriors, Monsters 26Shannon B. Ford4 Team Free Will: Something Worth Fighting For 37Devon Fitzgerald Ralston and Carey F. ApplegatePart Two Life, Liberty, and the Apocalypse 475 What the Hell Is Going On? 49Galen A. Foresman6 Try Hell, It’s a Democracy and the Weather Is Warm 62Dena Hurst7 Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx Would Think It’s a Terrible Life 74Jillian L. Canode8 Mothers, Lovers, and Other Monsters: The Women of Supernatural 83Patricia Brace9 Night of the Living Dead Demons and a Life Worth Living 95John Edgar BrowningPart Three Evil by Design 10910 Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil 111Daniel Haas11 Angels and Atheists 125Fredrick Curry12 Oh God, You Devil 139Danilo ChaibPart Four It’s Supernatural 15113 Naturally Supernatural 153James Blackmon with Galen A. Foresman14 Masculinity and Supernatural Love 169Stacey Goguen15 Naturalizing Supernatural 179Joseph L. Graves, Jr.Contributors: Bona Fide, Card Carrying Wisdom Lovers and GhostPhacers 189Index 195

“Saying that, what is covered should be enough here for the ‘Supernatural’ fan to think about. Don’t get spooked.” (SFCrowsnest.org.uk, 1 December 2013)“All in all, through reading this book, I realized philosophical and religious examinations are a lot more fun when they’re done side by side with the adventures of Sam and Dean Winchester rather than traditional sources. The correlations make for a very good read. It will certainly change the way we fans see episodes both past and future. Thanks to pop culture, philosophy just isn’t for scholars anymore.” (The Winchester Family Business, 22 October 2013)