Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy : Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale Paperback / softback
Edited by James B. South, William Irwin
Part of the Popular Culture and Philosophy series
Paperback / softback
Description
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 of everyday decency.
This collection features 23 essays by young professional philosophers that examine crucial ethical and metaphysical aspects of the "Buffyverse" (the world of Buffy).
In the tradition of the classic horror films, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" addresses ethical issues that have long fascinated audiences.
This book finds the ethical and metaphysical lessons from a pop-culture phenomenon.
Using the insights of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzche and Kant, the authors provide and entertaining introduction to the field.
The book also contains a programme episode guide, a biography of contributors and an index.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
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- ISBN:9780812695311
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780812695311